well, after about 35 years of this kind of work, i have come to really appreciate the process of design, as much as the event of making stuff, which also is a process, and not a list of a linear progression of steps.  we do something, analyze it, do something different, analyze that, and step by step, move it all forward in small increments.  to get to the model above, ive been working with the builder, the client, and two different designers for a couple of weeks now.  it was a lot of work, but i think weve got a handle on it now, and it has been interesting.  click the photos to enlarge them ...

it started with some architects sketches for a more or less traditional kitchen, with a pantry in a separate room off to the right.  

we went with that originally, and i had just finished my shop drawings below, when i was informed that there was a new designer on board, up from florida, with some new ideas of how the kitchen should look.

 

he wanted a more streamlined, clean and modern look ... 

 after quickly revising my drawings to reflect his initial input above, trevor and i visited the site again and waved our arms and pencils and cardboard around with everyone for a while, until i realized that it was going to be a little more complicated then that ...  i offered to make a scale model.  time was short, but we got on it 

so the site looked like below thursday afternoon ... 

and the model looked like below friday morning ... 

so after another meeting friday morning, it was back to the shop, and mid afternoon, back to the site with the model below, adjustments and additions completed ...hot glue and double cardboard ... nothing better

north and east

east and south ...
back to the new shop drawings monday ... a couple more model changes and were good to go ...

so now, the confusing little room is gone, it all feels more open, clean and spacious, and, its the weekend ... 

for more on models and mockups, see these previous posts

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inventory reduction sale

in my most recent post, i mentioned i might be having an inventory reduction sale.  well, here it is.  a show ive been in since january is closing on sunday.  a gallery i was in in massachusetts got flooded. and, im working with a vermont website to market our wood and steel pieces in the future, so ive got to have a few pieces for them to show when their gallery opens in may.  soooo, in the meantime, all this stuff is ready to go, and i would love to move at least a few of these pieces to new homes.  its getting kinda crowded around here.  here goes .. click the photos to enlarge them. for info, email dan@com or call 802 867 5541 during regular business hours

the slab above is the top for a table i made last spring to display in the vermont visitors center in guildford, vermont on route 91.  it has since been to massachusetts, (flooded out), and in the process acquired a very small dent, which may or may not steam out.  the polished rebar base for it, ( a couple photos below) is kind of abstract, and i would consider adding a set of our regular shaker steel legs or some other type of welded steel base instead of the funky rebar ... as is though would be the best price.

and heres a new bridges bench, our third in the series.  instead of flat stock, this one sports welded rebar vs ... a little bridgier than the flat stock .... 15" x 54" x 17.5" high ...

maple burl and welded steel ... 31 x 54 x 17

painted reclaimed chestnut and steel side table

a claro walnut coffee table ... still in massachusetts, but available +/- 44 x 55 x 18

the bullseye chestnut mirror is still around ... wall hung in the finish room now, but ready to go either choice ... on its pedestal or wall hung, or both/either ... cool object ...

cool object ..

heres the top slab with its rebar base in the guilford welcome center .. 

the six ladderbacks are still available too.

and then we have this table, currently with the chairs below, at the helen day art center in stowe .. show closes sunday .. pick up next wednesday ....

and last but not least, we have the bethlehem steel bureau below .. steel legs and pulls by sam .. wood by will .. nicely figured cherry ...

mellowed after a year to a warmer color than shown here ... about 40 high, 18" deep drawers ...

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