some Doors we’ve made…

Over the years we have built a number of custom doors and gates. You can order pretty nice solid wood doors from a door factory, but the downside can be that nobody bothers to match the boards very well. I prefer to select the lumber myself, and spend some time making sure the color and grain works well together.

A similar process is involve in building a hardwood gate.

Here are some examples:

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Table designs by mKieley Studio…

Looking back through the many tables I have designed / fabricated over the years. I am excited about using new tech tools like CNC machines, 3d printers, and laser cutters, but I also love traditional woodworking; something I have done since I was 7 years old.

My latest project is variations based on what I believe is an image of two sculptural tables by Rudolph Schindler, perhaps my all time favorite architect. I’m thinking of applying unusual patterns from Italian veneers and laminates to the sober forms of Mr. Schindler.

Schindler Table variations

Here is a gallery of tables, including a few that inspire me for whatever comes next…

 

 

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Inspiring designs

So inspired by the work of the Italian design studio, OMC. Check out their amazing portfolio of fresh ideas HERE.

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MK archive – steel torch lamps

I carved these out of steel tubes with an Acetylene Torch. They have a copper surface, and a color changing LED in the base.

I carved these out of steel tubes with an Acetylene Torch. They have a copper surface, and a color changing LED in the base.

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a Platform bed with easily adjusted laptop tables

Some of us like to work in bed, and here’s a perfect solution. The laptop tables slides up and down on the side rails of the bed frame, and work perfectly as laptop, iPad, or drink stands.

In African Mahogany with Aluminum accents.

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an eclectic contemporary Tansu nightstand

A careful composition of drawers, varied bronze knobs, a faux copper top, and front and sides veneer in exotic Nara wood, and highly figured Mahogany, this Tansu is a functional, beautiful nightstand.

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A solid Walnut ‘X’ base dining table…

Made from very carefully selected and matched Walnut boards, this round dining table is finished with a water lacquer which brings out the violets, grays and greens present in a wood that is usually stained to a generic dark brown color.

To make a base strong enough for this application we used many german wood tenons, every thing glued, no metal fasteners.

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a Modern Pivot Entry Door

Made from more than 400 pieces of solid Mahogany, this pivot door contains 64 panes of laminated glass. The sidelights are switch glass, which at the touch of a button goes from clear to opaque.

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“Floating” Reading Chairs

I made the first pair of these in select White Birch for an executive office at Santa Monica City Hall.

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Woven Redwood Fencing

 

 

 

 

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We just installed this Woven Redwood fence panel yesterday. Worked out great. It even allows the client’s dog, to peek out through strategically placed knot holes. The drawing shows how the 3d Drawings we make, help us to figure out the details, and allows the client to truly have a WYSIWYG experience. (What You See is What You Get).

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