Michael Daniel Metal Design

Ceruse Dining Room Table

MD — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:35:02 +0000

Here are (finally) the photos of the Ceruse Dining Room Table. The wood top on this table is ash with a ceruse finish, and the legs have been blackened. This table had its premiere at Makers Market at Socrates Sculpture Park this past summer, and inspired a whole new line of ceruse tables (photos coming soon…). Thanks again to Csaba and Robby for their exquisite woodwork and finishing.

Macassar Ebony Dining Room Table at Home

MD — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:09:23 +0000

Sara has been begging me to bring this table home. Every time I make a new piece for the house, it ends up in a store or someone buys it before I can get it home. I finally finished a new line of tables (photos will be up soon!) and was able to reclaim the Macassar Ebony Dining Room table and get it in the dining room before Christmas.

A great big thanks to Csaba, Istvan, and Laszlo, my superstar Hungarians next door, who do amazing woodwork.

I did a table with the same steel legs, but a different wood top for the Makers Market at Socrates Sculpture Park this year, and still have to get those photos up, too. Obviously, my New Year’s Resolution this year is to blog more…

Michael Daniel Metal Design at Makers Market

MD — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:08:22 +0000

The 3rd annual Makers Market, a curated exposition / marketplace of contemporary design, is going to be at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens next Thursday, June 23 through Sunday, June 26. I’m going to be showing some new designs and pieces there. Come on down and say hi!

There are also some great free workshops happening at Socrates next weekend. On Saturday there’s a sculpture workshop for kids called Trash to Treasure: Reclaimed Wood from Noon to 3pm. Kids can design and build their own furnishings using reclaimed wood and other recycled materials.

Makers Market 2011 Press Release

Introduction to Welding and Metal Sculpting Classes - Spring 2011

MD — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:34:20 +0000

There are still some spaces available for the Spring Session #2 of Beginning Welding and Metal Sculpting Classes at Michael Daniel Metal Design in LIC-NYC !

Spring Session, #2: Thursdays
March 10 – April 7, 2011
Hours: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Class is limited to 7 students.

Go to www.michaeldanielmetal.com/classes for more info and to register online.

Macassar Ebony Dining Table

MD — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:53:59 +0000

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.

Big thanks to the attendees of Voos Furniture’s Friday night event!

MD — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:44:18 +0000

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!

Introduction to Welding and Metal Sculpting - Spring 2010

MD — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:27:11 +0000

More metal sculpting classes in 2010!

I just posted the schedule for the next round of classes on my site. I’m offering a 5-week session starting Wednesday, January 27, and another 5-week session starting Wednesday, April 7.

Click here for the Spring 2010 schedule.

Christmas Gift Ideas on Etsy

MD — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:21:29 +0000

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.

Luckey

MD — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:36:03 +0000

We recently went to Boston to celebrate our friend Jess’ 40th birthday, and while we were there we took Silas to the Boston Children’s Museum. The first thing you see after paying for admission is this giant, 3-story climbing structure. It’s really an amazing piece of sculpture that kids get to climb.

The week after we got back from Boston, I was flipping channels and came across this film on the Sundance Channel and was intrigued by the story line — a father and son collaborating on a sculpture. I didn’t get to watch it for whatever reason, and then a week later I came across it again and started viewing it midway through. As I was watching it, I saw some of the pieces of the work in progress and realized that the father and son, Tom and Spencer Luckey, were building the structure that Silas had enjoyed climbing at the Museum.

Definitely check out the amazing work of Tom and Spencer Luckey. They build beautiful climbing structures for kids around the world.

http://www.luckeyclimbers.com/

Statuto Ring Dining Table

MD — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:47:54 +0000

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.