Shell Table
Whenever we are asked to engineer unusual functions or integrate unique objects or materials into a piece the result is referred to as a “specialty item”. In the case of this shell table our client had been given an extensive collection of shells from a friend and neighbor.”The shell collection itself is not that valuable [...]
Posted on June 9, 2009
Hammered Gold Spice
This dining table incorporates a variety of exotic veneers and hardwoods such as radiused zebra wood aprons with rosewood beading, sketch and patterned curly maple top, and mahogany legs with ebonized boots. Each corner block is hammered for texture and gold leafed.
Posted on June 9, 2009
Obrien Desk and Credenza
Crotch mahogany veneers, mahogany solids and mappa burl accents come together to create this unique office look. The customer requested that we engineer a number of concealed compartments throughout the desk. Observe the bowed crotch panel, the bowed drawer front and the decorative 3-dimensional appliques.
Posted on June 9, 2009
Antique Bookshelves Revisited
These pieces were designed and engineered from an old photograph of a fine antique bookcase. These two bookcases employ inlaid solid brass elements and borders. The fronts show a columnar leg post that translate its three quarter round shape into the marble stone top. Note how the brass matches the radius of column and stone.
Posted on June 9, 2009
Contemporary Screen
This whimsical five panel plastic laminate screen was designed to convey movement. The small red discs move as the window drops and rotates across the panels. The concave shape at the bottom catches the disc and repeats the cycle.
Posted on June 8, 2009
Cascading Cabinets
This cascading progression of white lacquer cabinets affords a variety of storage depths while creating movement with its pulls and rolling corner cabinet tops. The round knobs are black and the knob mounting areas are gold leafed.
Posted on June 8, 2009
Dutch Pullout Table
This heavy masculine table literally grows on you. The dutch pull out feature extends the table eighteen inches on each end giving three more feet of stable dining surface. The top is composed of a sequenced book and butt pattern of mappa burl veneers surrounding a center rectangle of curly maple. The solid maple aprons [...]
Posted on June 4, 2009
Houston Century Buffet
This buffet was designed by Woodleaf Studios to compliment the client’s existing dining room furniture from Century. The buffet incorporates lion head ring pulls, black lacquer engaged pilasters with gold leaf capital, and base elements. The primary door and drawer panels are banded with ebonized bead. The unusually deep niche allowed for an elevated upper [...]
Posted on June 4, 2009
Richardson Credenza
This elegant server is made with mahogany solids and sequenced olive ash burl veneers. One unique feature is that there is no visible hardware. The doors operate via a “touch latch” while the drawers , which project slightly beyond the doors, open via a finger pull groove that runs along the bottom edge. The donut [...]
Posted on June 4, 2009
Lectern and Table
High gloss black lacquer surfaces are accented with gold leafed capital and base elements. The lectern’s facade and body is lightly ebonized cherry.
Posted on June 3, 2009