We believe we make extraordinary work. Amidst the swirl of commentary on this matter, some anecdotal facts (oxymoron?)…. We have had four call backs in 7 years. True that. And what happens when there is one? Our dear client Roslyn Meyer had purchased a table over two years ago. When she called and said it had some cracks in it, we investigated. Indeed, it was a slab of sycamore with an attitude. We picked the table up and made a new top, with a turnaround of 10 days.
Since that time, we have treated all our slab work with a proprietary process to stabilize against movement. The new table, in all its glory below.
Another call was Mark Mothersbaugh in LA. When their table needed some new screws drilled and placed, we flew a man to the city of angels, who promptly took care of it.
“Speaking of great places on Planet Earth, I just spent a night at the Cooper Square Hotel, the masterwork of my dear friend Klaus Ortlieb. The entire experience was a delight and I urge you to check it out. Great architecture, amazing interior design, wonderful service, a New York City hospitality treat. And of course our monumental benches made from recycled timbers and selectively harvested trees. Visual caviar….”John Houshmand
Summer is well under way. And, the count down is on in an almost daily celebration for John’s upcoming birthday. As it goes in most organizations, keeping the energy alive and focus strong within our team of employees, we have to feed the troops. So began the frenzy over Dunkin Donuts for the hard working office and design staff.
During the hustle and bustle of a vibrant New York City, our professionals are working on offering solutions to the endless possibilities for architects and interior designers. During our Summer Sale, we are shaving the price of floor samples. Some of our current offerings include beautiful dining room tables made of reclaimed wood and married with glass and metals. These assemblies are available for you immediately. Meanwhile we are gearing up for new lines.
JOHNHOUSHMAND has its roots in extraordinary design, exquisite material, conscious creation, and wise philosophy. Please call us.
Working in the north country can be a challenge in the depth of winter…. Last week’s snowstorm made for some interesting scenes….
(Needless to say, we all missed a day of work!)
Working with our friends in Nicaragua, we used an expert chainsaw craftsman to carve a dished tabletop, carefully arc-cutting the back to create an elegant shape from an otherwise cumbersome tree section….
After hoisting the components of this mammoth table up to a NYC Park Ave apartment on the roof of the elevator, the piece was assembled in situ. Engineered to come apart and back together perfectly, pitons and all, the finished piece is astounding for its design, elegance, craftsmanship, and engineering….
Unique logs are hard to find, hard to acquire responsibly, hard to take down, hard to truck, and generally a serious logistical challenge. But when the wood Santa arrives, it is so very worth it. Here two large black walnuts on the doorstep after a trip cross country. They were sourced from a homeowner who needed to take them down for a new home construction on a tiny lot. Save….!
Not content to receive nature’s blessings, we have decided to push the envelope…. Originally conceived as part of our “Retaliation Collection” (more about that later…), we have taken a selection of extraordinary slabs of wood, and made molds from them, casting them into aluminum slabs. With all the cool beauty of white metals, and the intense living information of the highly character starting slabs, these pieces merit extreme attention. They can also be shaped and folded into standing pieces, book-matched, mixed and matched, and more.
The landscape of our lives is inspirational, always. Here we have graphed it into the classic topographical map and tucked it nicely under glass…sexy legs….good color… the works. Talk about mixed metaphors!
We can of course take your backyard, your family estate, even your bedsheets and topo them. This should be fun. And serious. And beautiful. Your move….
Sometimes the cycle of life is writ so large it makes your eyes pop… High in the Pacific Northwest a mammoth tree went into decline. Having lived at the confluence of two rivers, it grew to astounding proportions. The takedown history, and the resulting slabs, are also of astounding proportions. Each slab measuring 8′ WIDE by 10′ long, a book-matched pair will give you a 20′ long table fit for a palace, a government center, or a conference room without equal on the planet.
