One day, Ned will be tall enough to stand on his own. Until that day, he needs a boost. Reclaimed fir top, steel base.
Bar Cabinet
Built in 1939, our house is in the wonderfully titled 'minimal traditional' style, which is to say that it's small and basic. We love the clear layout and simple adornment but the cozy floor plan leaves little room for grand furniture statements. Any piece must be purpose-built and have a considerate (i.e. minimal) footprint. In that spirit, we have been working on a bar cabinet for our dining room to hold plants, lighting, and... the bar. Full scale mock-ups in poplar and birch plywood. Final piece to be walnut.
Studio Stools
A mock-up for a pair of studio stools – testing overall height, seat size, leg angles, joinery and Danish cord weave. Made a few design tweaks, and just started milling the white oak for the real deal.
Kazoos!
For all the good little nieces and nephews, the Chop Shop turned toy shop in the run up to the holiday season. The poplar and walnut instruments were a hit with the budding, young musicians (our apologies to their parents). Kazoo design from Offerman Wood Shop's Good Clean Fun.
Serving Trays
The work of George and Mira Nakashima holds a special place in the hearts of the Chop Shop: the seeming simplicity, the devotion to and expression of wood as a material.
Their influence is in much of what we do. Less influence, all imitation, this piece is our remake of the Nakashima Tray. Visit the Knoll store to have one of your own.
Drink Stands
Is champagne classy or is it the champagne flute or coupe that is classy? In any case, drinks need stylish places to rest and when there is no room for side tables, one makes single purpose stands to accommodate. Walnut and blackened steel.
'Tis the Season
Stockings need proper hangers. While decorating the Chop Shop for the winter holidays, we were reminded of the sad, misshapen paper clips previously used to hang our stockings. This would not do. And we needed a project for the day.
A Little Illumination
Magical though it was, our existing dining room light (chandelier?) needed to go. In the search for cheerful, elegant lighting we were inexorably led to Scandinavia (a cold, dark place and kindred spirit to our native Seattle) and Clara von Zweigbergk's Cirque pendants. To accommodate a trio of fixtures, we needed a mounting ‘plate’ to conceal wires and center the collection in the room: a simple walnut plank with slight bevel and reveal.
There is some debate within the Chop Shop over whether or not one fixture hangs lower than the rest. It remains unresolved.
