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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
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Hot off the press: Two New Foundry Mold Tables |
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Here are a couple new tables I made using foundry molds and vintage cast iron table bases. It’s hard for me to choose which one is my favorite!
"Black Dot Table"
The “black dot” table’s glass measures 54” across and seats four comfortably. The base is cast iron and came out of an old factory.
Here's a side angle shot.
"Foundry Wheel Table"
I used a wheel foundry mold for this guy. His glass measures 30" across. Look at the color in the laminated wood!
I love the base too: it is an old industrial “Karlo” base that rises up to 40”.
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
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It's a Sun Kraft! |
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I'm starting to dip my toe in the water of the big wide world of lighting and am coming up with some pretty wild and fun stuff. You've probably seen some of my surveyor's tripod lamps and although they are cool, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn are doing them too, so it's time to step it up and out of the box.
Enter the Sun Kraft! These sun lamps were a staple in the the 1940's as used to help "men, women and children achieve the health benefits of ultraviolet light".Check out this video from 1946 explaining the invention of the Sun Kraft. I especially love how the inventor is smoking a cigarette and drinking his milk at the beginning...
Anyhoo, I really like the lines of this guy and decided to make a desk lamp out of one I found at the Alameda. Jack Farris, lamp guru put it together for me and even made the timer dial a dimmer. It is one sweet ride.Check out the duel cords wrapping up the side. Love.
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Sunday, 17 January 2010 |
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Conveyor Belt Foundry Molds Wall Art |
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Many of you know that I was fortunate to come upon a foundry mold BONANZA and I gotta tell you, I am having a great time creating things with them! I will be posting a couple projects over the coming week so you can see what I come up with.
These cool things are foundry molds for conveyor belts. The one in the center is a whopping 54" (the ruler on the right will help give perspective). Foundry molds were hand-made by craftsmen in the early days of the industrial revolution. The workmanship is just amazing and they are absolute works of art. .
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
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Helical Gear Foundry Mold Mirror in Dan Marty’s New Store, “maison au naturel No. 819” |
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Remember the post of me standing with all the fabulous foundry molds we posted a couple weeks back? Well here’s one of the creations I made using that beautiful large helical gear mold. I installed a mirror and created a neat piece of wall art that makes quite a statement!
It is now hanging in Dan Marty’s new store, “maison au naturel No. 819” which just opened and is located on La Cienega in West Hollywood. Here’s a shot of us standing below the mirror prior to the store opening.
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Saturday, 26 December 2009 |
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Faucet Knob Table |
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I've made quite a few of these and they always get a lot of second looks. Here's a snap of one I made and we sold at the 3 Speckled Hens show last fall. A lot of patience goes into laying them out and a lot of elbow grease goes into taking all the knobs off at the junkyard but I love how each one is different based on the base & knobs I use.
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