Being denim dorks, this project really got us excited! We designed, made and installed these CNC cut denim display rails made from birch plywood for our friends over at Blackhorse Lane Ateliers. What they are doing is amazing and we were really excited and proud to have been a part of it.

Please go and visit their website and support local manufacturing!

Check out the new video from our favourite chef and client and his very kind mention of the work we recently did for him. 

We were asked by the Michelin trained chef, Pedro Passinhas to design and make three tables for his new pop-up restaurant. The fundamental element of the brief was to create something that could be assembled and dismantled easily and quickly by one person. Storage was also an issue so the dismantled pieces could only take up a small footprint.

We took Pedro’s initial ideas to use reclaimed pallets because of their textural and tactile properties and explored and expanded on this.

The resulting tables were made using a traditional Japanese method called Shou Sugi Ban. This literally translates to burnt cedar wood and involves the process of burning the wood and brushing away the excess char. This technique creates an amazing texture and helps define the natural grain of the wood. Typically this process is used for architectural cladding but we saw no reason why it couldn’t be applied to furniture too. Here are some work in process photos along with the finished piece.

We were recently asked to make a range of geometric mirrors that could be suspended from a scaffolding rig for the new Gok Wan for Tu campaign.  We made three, eight foot tall mirrors and four flats for the set at Bunker studio. 

A great shot of the plinths and a table we created as part of a recent set build commission for the clothing brand, Blanco. 

We were recently asked to design and make a cabinet for a clients home . The twist was that the client wanted it to be made discarded floor boards from their Victorian terraced house. We loved the idea of upcycling this old, worn material into something with value and a story. 

Keep your eyes peeled for some of our work that should soon be making a supporting role appearance on a new TV cookery show. 

You may have seen earlier that we’ve been prototyping some leg designs. We can now reveal that these will be put in to production soon as part of a commission for the London Metropolitan University.

There’s still some work to do but we’re happy with the direction things are heading. More news on this soon.

Protoype desk tops made to accompany our new metal legs

In September 2015, the incredibly talented set designer and all round good guy, Simon Costin contacted us to see if we would be able to design and make a series of tables for the old Compton Street institution that is Balans. Simon’s idea behind the layout was to divide the restaurant into three sections with their own bespoke feel. At the front, he wanted the space to be tailored toward bistro dining and drinking. Simon asked us to graffiti these tables with the names of thespians, drag queens and pop references that draw on the areas rich history.

The mid-section was designed to be a more upmarket dining area and further to the back a more luxurious and intimate drinking space.

  The new look Balans on Old Compton Street, Soho

We’re working on a new product for the website. Our very own version of the hairpin leg. 

In August last year a start-up business incubator in Shoreditch commissioned us to design and make a conference table with a twist. The brief was to design a conference/boardroom table that could quickly double as a ping pong table. A further addition to the brief was that it needed to be semi-collapsable in order to be stored should they require the space.

We opted for a two section collapsable frame made from solid walnut with a maple veneer top lipped again with solid walnut.

Here’s a few work in progress pictures and lastly one of the table set up just before delivery.

  Chamfer detailing on the walnut lip

  The two sectioned frame

The wonderful Royal Oak pub on Columbia Road asked us back in the summer of 2015 to try and solve the issue of space in their small but lovely backyard area. On Sunday mornings during the flower market they open up the space to sell coffees and bagels and their previous setup was taking up far too much space and wasn’t particularly practical.

Our solution to the brief was to construct a wall mounted cabinet that expanded to create temporary work surfaces as and when required.

Here are few pictures of the cabinet under construction and some of the subtle detailing.