This large bentwood sculpture was made, in collaboration with Marsea Ilio, for Whole Foods Market in Mill Valley, California, where it hung for many years before being moved to a private collection.
Showcase for Whole Foods with curved elements and carved nasturtiums has an art nouveau feeling. Made in collaboration with Marsea Ilio.
Steam bent mantel with curvilinear motif
The centerpiece of an elegant living room, this massive curved mantel is supported by hand shaped walnut columns.
Side view of the mantel
Elm and steambent locust form a graceful music stand
The three elm legs were cold molded on the same form. The rear leg is mortised into the top bar of the flowing music, and is removable for travel. Three laminations of locust were steambent into the form of the treble clef, and inlaid into the music rack. Photos of the process can be viewed in the Steambending Process category.
Detail of the Treble Clef
Queen sized headboard for Andrea Marie – a personal piece for a precious child. Twenty one different hardwoods were bandsaw cut into 5/16″ veneers, in a Greek Mythology motif. Click image to view high resolultion version.
This Snake Sword was crafted to honor a rite of passage in the life of a man. Made in collaboration with Peter Lert.
Rolling windows let the outdoors in
Facing each other across the living room, 3″ thick redwood walls slide completely open on heavy duty custom barn door hardware. The inset openable windows provide cross ventilation when the doors are closed. Custom designed hardware pulls the window walls firmly against the exterior siding to seal out the weather. Built in collaboration with Hammond and Company.
Handrail winds its way to the upper floor
Minimalist handrail floats atop 1″ square fir balusters. Handrail integrates the delicate balusters into a surprisingly strong structure.
View of handrail showing transitions
Laminated, bandsawn transitional curves were custom made to join the linear elements. This view shows the handrail descending from the living room to the lower floor. Collaboration with Hammond and Company.
This table doubles in length
The extension leaves of this table slide out from under the table top.
Detail of leaf extension
Wedge shaped supports allow the leaves to slide out and the table top to descend to their level. By lifting the edge of the table top, leaves can be reinserted to create the doubled top.
Detail of leg joinery
The full weight of the table and its contents rests on the mitered leg joints. In order to achieve the necessary strength, welded steel rods were inlaid into all 3 components of the miter joint.
Glass doors and shelving optimize viewing
Sculpture display cabinet of solid rosewood has frameless glass doors and floating glass shelves. Light rope illuminates contents and full extension drawers store recording media.
High gloss finish accentuates gold ribboned wood grain
Solid Koa record cabinets with book matched tops. The entire top was sawn from one piece of Koa. To achieve this effect the board was sliced lengthwise and opened accordion style.
Koa drawer fronts store audio tapes.
This view shows off the golden highlights of Hawaiian Koa wood. The unit also contains an antique piece of audio equipment known as a turntable.
Custom Computer Bay of Solid Wood
The office interior was milled from a single Douglas Fir tree. This relatively small room gracefully serves a variety of purposes. Floor is bamboo.
Warm Wood Details Everywhere
Entering the office, we see the solid Walnut drawing table with Black Locust details. The Douglas Fir computer workstation is at left.
Looking into the garden from the office.
With the double doors opened up, the office becomes one with the deck and garden. The presence of this little bit of nature is always welcome, and it’s great for parties.
A view of the garden while you work.
The workstation is built into a window corner, with fresh air and garden views. Inside, Douglas Fir trim, corbels and shelves complete the inviting picture.