new pieces

 spectrum console table 
an expression of repeated happiness. take a load of offcuts of nice timber, machine them to the same dimension, miter them,  glue them together into separate pieces, mill them for bolting, sand them, finish each one separately with different methods (oil, coloured lacquers, wax, lime, different stains etc) to create a definitively unique table. 

 stanley lounge chair
comfort, utility and elegance combine to make this timber lounge chair a visual treat and an eminently comfortable seat.
maple with leather on birch ply seat - other fabrics and timbers on request

 stanley lounge chair and jack side table 

 long corner treeshelves 
solid oak spines with walnut veneer shelving. 
flatpackable product available in many finishes and orientations. 

 stanley lounge chair
comfort, utility and elegance combine to make this timber lounge chair a visual treat and an eminently comfortable seat.
maple with leather on birch ply seat - other fabrics and timbers on request

 jack side sofa table
new member of our jack table family. 
this wanut and red lacquer table sits at the arm of a sofa, when turned it acts as a tray that overhangs

 stanley lounge chair 
comfort, utility and elegance combine to make this timber lounge chair a visual treat and an eminently comfortable seat.
maple with leather on birch ply seat - other fabrics and timbers on request

 treeshelves 
single spine with slate coloured solid beech shelves. 

ferg and stanley 
that's me and the odd time I smile(no teeth) 

a long long project in the planning that finally came to fruition last week. many, many designs later we settled on this. the clients had spent quite some time living in Amsterdam so it is only fitting that Mondrian has a place in their new, huge , modern home. 

 i have always loved Mondrian's designs but they are nearly ubiquitous now. i've seen pub toilets that are Mondrian inspired! anyway the opportunity presented itself to make something interesting out of a fairly basic storage cabinet and while there were  plenty of technical issues with the construction and hardware of the doors we are all pleased with the result. 

retail opportunities

 I've just learnt that some of our products are to be stocked in a Dublin city centre department store. this has led to more reviews of our pricing - for retail , for wholesale etc. our problem, and the problem of many a smaller bespoke furniture maker, is that our margin is too small already. so with the higher end stuff that we do we can't allow for the retail markup - anywhere from 2.3 up to 4 - even gallery prices are an issue - usually 2 . 

 with this in mind and after spending the week in front of the computer and on the phone i decided to see if we could make a viable  product quickly and easily. 

for us it's the finishing that adds huge expense. no matter how we try we cannot cut any corners so trying to circumvent that part of the process is somewhat new to us. are we prepared to make something that doesnt have the usual finish that we want or are known for? 

 anyway, I sketched this nest of tables on thursday morning. nice enough, not going to set the world on fire or anything but possibly a seller. i found some inch and half  european cherry and started cutting on the saw.  the idea being that all dimensions are the same and all cuts are the same. all the joints are finger joints which were cut on our small spindle with a minimum of set-up. the top rails were rebated to accept the plywood top.  a simple gluing jig allowed us to glue everything up square and each joint has a small dowel inserted, acting as both a clamp and a stabiliser. 

so at this point it's taken maybe 3 - 4 hours and all the frames have been prepped and glued. it's now that I see that maybe the low cross rail should be separate so as to make it all flatpackable. it would make packaging easier and any old moron could put it together! 

the top section is reversible - its HPL over 6mm plywood. could be any colour i suppose but here its orange and cream underneath. this gets screwed into the rebate in the top rail thus stabilising the whole thing. I wouldn't ask auntie fats to sit on it unless i wanted her to break the floor though. this is my problem - we can make things fast and cheaper than normal but they don't have the strength that Id like them to have. looking at other similar flat pack products out there - there isn't that worry about about durability. if auntie fats sits on it -well,  tough. so it's in that spirit of negligence that i present to you .......... a nest of tables in cherry and plywood. 

 clementine desk - laminate over birch ply

 gazelle console - walnut with sycamore inlay 

 bootsie collins square roots cabinet- walnut and red lacquer

 maryjane stacking chair - oak 

 jack console table- solid ash, lacquered interior

 jack table/bench  - wenge and maple 

 jack table/bench - lacquered sapele and cherry 

 maryjane chairs - oak 

 treeshelves - oak and walnut

 treeshelves -oak and laminate 

 treeshelves - oak and laminate 

phil collins square roots - cherry and cream 

last post was 2010 -  hello horizon furniture followers. there are a few i think. 
here is where we are at now - our stand at a recent furniture fair was the most modern looking by a country mile. our new corner treeshelves were a winner  and, as usual, the maryjane chairs were sought after. 

barcode stool

 the original barcode tables -  a console table and a coffee table , were displayed as a funny pair at the granary exhibition in kinsale .  they looked like a dressing table or desk with a stool .

a good lady doctor bought them  for her bedroom , looking out on the ocean . the low table was way too low as a stool , so this is the new stool . there are more stripes in this one , but there is a slightly less random aspect to it than i wanted .

she didnt want a cushion as it would  impact on the aesthetic , and i have no issue with that but you,d want a healthy sized arse or a very quick make up application hand .

time and effort - what it was

time and effort - the reveal !

cork craft month granary exhibition

the sun

it has been decided . next year we take ten days in the sun . we book in the sales.
thus spake zarathustra

painted walk in wardrobe