Recycled Plumber's Pipe Fireplace Screen

Finally, after months and months and months, I was able to get around to making a removeble, decorative fireplace screen for the wonderful Chee-Zefi family.  I needed to make a screen that was also childproof, so I designed this screen to lift up and out -- easy for an adult but too heavy for a child.  This fireplace was constructed out of various sizes of recycled plumber's pipe, which I wire brushed.  I then welded the pieces of pipe into a tubing frame that has a blackened finish.

Fireplace before screen.

Recycled Plumber's Piper Fireplace Screen

Recycled Plumber's Pipe Fireplace Screen

Retractable Cords for Lighting Fixtures

I am working on a lighting project for a client and have been searching all over for retractable cords that I could use in the lighting fixture that I am designing. It seems that the cords have gone the way of the dodo bird. I'm basically looking for a cord that would be used in the same manner as the old retractable lights from the 50's and 60's. Does anyone out there know where I can find these cords?

Here's an example that I found on the great Retro Renovation blog:

The Pig is Finished

Darren came by the studio yesterday and took a look at the finished window gate and sign for Il Bambino. We decided to let it patina naturally in the elements instead of painting it. Darren was super psyched and was sorry that it was going to end up in back of the restaurant instead of the front. 

Assembling the letters...

Ready to go to Il Bambino!

Window Guard and Sign for Il Bambino

We started going to this great cafe in our neighborhood right after Silas was born. It had just opened a month or so before, so it was perfect timing. We were so happy to find a comfortable spot to go with the little man, where we could get really good food and coffee. Darren, the owner, is a really great chef and fun to chat with. I made a bench for Il Bambino last summer, and we sat there almost every evening and had coffee (well, not Silas).

Silas hanging out at Il Bambino

Darren is going to expand the restaurant with outdoor seating in the back garden, and asked me to make a window guard and sign for the back.

Cutout Pig and Letters

Sliding Doors for a Residence in the Flatiron District

I have the pleasure of working again with the very talented interior designer, Maria Chee. Maria asked me to design some sliding doors for one of her clients, who has an apartment in the Flatiron District in Manhattan. I'm going to do a variation of my Sandstone patina, and then we're going to insert some 3-Form resin in the open areas. 

Patinaed frames

Detail of sliding door frame

Almost completed door frames, just waiting for resin inserts

Gramercy Tavern Light Fixtures

Gramercy Tavern asked me to design some new light fixtures for their main dining room. Here are some photos of the work in progress and the finished product. 

Light fixture frame (before copper mesh)

With and without copper mesh

All three finished light fixtures at Gramercy Tavern

Finished light fixture, hanging in the main dining room at Gramercy Tavern

Zeitgeist Monitor Stands

This summer I helped my friend Denny work on a picnic table and benches for his girlfriend Amy. While he was working at my studio, he ran into an old friend of his, James, who was opening a new sound studio in the neighborhood. James needed monitor stands for his new space, so Denny and I hooked him up. 

Plumbers pipe, cut and ready to be pieced together.

One of the designs in progress...

Denny working on one of the monitor stands

Almost finished monitor stand

Finished stands for Zeitgeist Sound Studios