Stephan is a good friend of Mary and called me about a few projects for his beautiful Victorian restoration in San Francisco's Mission District. Typically modern/minimal furniture can be an odd fit for a Victorian home, but a just a few steps into his home, you get the idea: "high-meets-low" was one way Mary described it. Meticulous attention to detail using a combination of traditional and very unexpected materials is another way to look at it, but no matter the definition— it's fantastic. Getting the opportunity to make a few pieces for his home is great fun. Not often do you get a client who wants ACX plywood made into furniture.
I'm headed out for the install in a few minutes, but here are some preliminary shots of the media center in the workshop. The paperstone top and shoji-doors are a temporary material. We're looking at raw steel as the final material, but needed these for fit (and to make it useful).
[update: "after" shots after the jump]