For a long time now I have been promising Sara and Silas that I would bring home a new dining table.  Well, I finally finished it and as soon as it was done it ended up in a store.  Yes, the family is a little disappointed but happy to see it out in the world.  Silas even helped Sara choose the backdrops for the photos.

The Macassar Ebony Dining Table is available through Michael Daniel Metal Design and at Voos Furniture in Williamsburg.

Just want to say thanks again to everyone who made it out to Williamsburg on Friday night for the Voos “Meet the Designers” event.  I really appreciate your support and had a great time hanging out with you all.  I’ve included a couple photos from the event, one of which is my new sofa (more photos of the sofa to follow in a few days).

Thanks again!

Happy Thanksgiving!  Before you bust a gut rushing out the door on Black Friday, why not shop from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy and check out some of my new items on Etsy.  Purse hooks to keep the ladies’ fancy handbags from touching the floor and elegant candle stands to illuminate your living room or bedroom.

Madison Purse Hook in Red

Happy holidays to all!  Gobble, gobble.

A new client in San Diego recently sent me some photos of a dining room table that he had commissioned from me.  The table is 60″ x 30″ and the design is based on my Statuto Ring line of tables.  It’s always great to have photos of the furniture in its environment.  Big thanks to Mark for being a great client and for sending the images.

I’m pleased to announce that VOOS, a great new home furnishings store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, recently picked up several of my pieces.  VOOS carries furniture and objects made by local New York City designers and I feel privileged to have my work featured alongside such amazingly talented artists.

My neighbor, Laszlo Sallay, exhibited at ICFF this year and asked me to design a base for one of the table tops that he wanted to display in the show.

Shagreen Art Booth at ICFF 2009

Laszlo is an amazingly talented woodworker who does a lot of great veneer finishes, restoration work and came up with this new design on wood called Shagreen.  Shagreen is basically a faux sharkskin-type look and texture but is 100% wood.

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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.

I’m a bit behind on blog posts, I know. There was Silas’ birthday, Christmas, New Year’s and now it’s February and I promise not to be so lacksidasical.

I have some photos from a recent job that I did for my friend Igor. I had patinaed and waxed the stairs for his client a while ago, and went back to do a poly finish on the handrail. I know that doesn’t sound terribly exciting, but it’s the patina that I’m proud of as it’s one of my own recipes. I was able to get a couple of … Continue Reading

I’ve been meaning to post pictures of the completed window guard and sign for Il Bambino, but have been caught up with finishing last minute orders for Christmas.  I’m documenting the rusting of the steel, so I’ll have more photos as the months go by.

Also, I’m working on votive candle holders for Il Bambino’s tables so I’ll be sure to post the work in progress after the holidays.

My Sandstone Patina Flower Vases are now available for sale through my Etsy site. They are available in four sizes:

3″x3″x8″

3″x3″x10″

3″x3″x12″

3″x3″x14″

Sandstone Patina Flower Vases

Thanks to Sara for the great photos!