Cable Lighting: continued

There are several different heads or pendants to choose from, so you can customize the look (from dragonflies to smoked glass to origami paper) to suit your style.  The photos above are from TechLighting’s Kable Lite line.  LED fixtures are readily available, so...

Borderline Coffee Table: Construction

We trust the construction of our Borderline Coffee Table in the capable hands of our close friend Piet Brusse.  Piet is a local carpenter, furniture maker, law student, architecture enthusiast, and renaissance man.  He brings his signature precision to the...

Borderline Coffee Table: Adding the colour

When adding solid colour to a flat furniture surface, as we did with the Borderline Coffee Table, you don’t want to mess around.  We worked with Boelling Smith, who applied the cabinetry grade lacquer finish to our table components in their paint shop.

Borderline Coffee Table: The making of the legs

There are many steps involved when having a custom piece of furniture made.  Here you can see Chico from the Broadway Welding Shop showing off the completed stainless steel frame for our Borderline Coffee Table , which were made to spec. Thanks to Chico and Nick at...

Furnishings: Reduce and reuse!

One way to be a bit more gentle on our poor old planet, is to limit the purchase of new consumer items by buying used. This is especially a good idea for soft furnishings where off-gassing fabrics and foams, which provide the most potential for harm to occupants, have...

Solution for an ‘unsightly’ view

Here is a modern and sleek solution to hide a ‘less than desirable’ window or view without compromising on natural light.  We had the guys at Broco Glass install a sheet of privacy glass in our office which doubles as a dry-erase board for brainstorming...

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