The Modern Front Entry door was designed for a Mid-Century modern house in Rochester Michigan. The door is crafted in solid African Mahogany and finished in a rich semi-transparent Mocha stain the shows the grain of the wood.
The door is crafted to the finest quality, it features traditional mortise and tenon construction. The raised door panels were all cut from the width of single boards with no glue ups. The door panels are double panel construction which allows for the interior and exterior panels to move independently.
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The door features a Lockset by Baldwin Brass in a Nickel finish
This Mid-Century modern bookcase is handmade in African Mahogany, American Walnut, and Teak. Dimensions 60″ width x 18″ depth x 107″ H. The sliding door panels are painted in English Farrow & Ball emulsion. The colours that were selected by the client feature India Yellow #66 and Blazer #212.
The design for the cabinet was inspired by three important mid-century designers. The staggered vertical shelf dividers are drawn from unique bookcases created by the French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand. The colored sliding door panels were inspired by sideboards designed by the Danish furniture designer Finn Juhl. The half round molding profiles with their sculptured mitered joints are reminiscent of T H Robsjohn Gibbings work for the Widdicomb Furniture Company in the early 1960’s. Dimensions: Height 108″ x Width 60″ x Depth 20″
This beautifully crafted Neo-Classic entry door is made in solid Quarter Sawn White Oak. The doorcase is 2 3/8″ thick and fitted with six (6) raised panel assemblies on the exterior and six (6) on the interior. The double panel construction is to allow the interior and exterior of the door panel assemblies to expand and contract at different rates as the temperature varies in each environment.
The door frame is traditional mortise and tenon construction and assembled using West System Epoxy. The center section of the raised panels were resawn then booked matched to create a dynamic pattern and are surrounded by two sets of classical moldings. The door was finished using natural MinWax stain followed by a thinned down epoxy primer and top coated with Epifanes Varnish.
Japanese Low Table in Spalted and Wormy Maple. The square center stretcher pierces the Temple Bell-shaped end panels and radiates a diamond tenon with hidden interconnections. The unusual characteristics and discoloration in the wood are caused by a combination of decay and insect damage over a period of time. The top and end panels are made of three pieces. The larger highly figured center section was selected first and the smaller outside pieces were carefully grained matched into place.
The table dimensions: Length 44″ x Width 15″ x Height 15″
The table features details taken from early Japanese Architecture. I loved the idea of the center stretcher being square and as it passed thru the end panel and transitions to a diamond on the outside of the piece. A bit Zen in concept. In tradition western furniture a trestle style table would have an exposed key to lock it in place. But in this piece, I used a blind dowel rod driven down from the top of the end panel to fasten the stretcher in place. For more information please enjoy the link from the June 2018 issue of Architectural Digested on Spalted Wood.
The Riesener Door Cabinet is crafted in Cherry solids and Veneers. The doors feature a solid Ebony inlay. Walnut herringbone is traced with ebony inlay line is featured on the canted corners. Size 39″L x 19″D x 24″H.
A pair of hand painted & water gilt dressing tables in the style of the 18c English Architect James Wyatt. The cabinets feature fitted interiors in Cuban Mahogany and dyed black deerskin. The center drawer pulls out for a Neo-Classic Temple in exotic wood to rise from the interior of the center compartment. The temple was based on the design of the garden temple of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk England. The end compartments feature unique quadrant pivoting drawers. The decoration of the painted ornament decoration was inspired by the ornamental decorations and drawings of James Wyatt
Scale working drawing for the pair of Dressing Tables
Temple in the closed position
Detail of the top center panel of the dressing table.
