Taking a Cue Taking his cue from the business that commissioned the table, Jefferson, president of Decking Around, Inc. of Napa, California, created an outdoor picnic table that serves not only as a gathering place for customers but also as a conversation piece. People who see the table marvel that, though it looks like a conventional billiard table, it is, …
Concrete Bar in Phoenix, AZ
Concrete Hero Cody Carpenter was awarded Best of Show, Best Bath, Best Integral Sink, and Best Fireplace in the 2012 Concrete Exchange Circle of Distinction Design Challenge. Dominating the competition this year with the Best of Show and three Best in Category winning projects, Carpenter also received four honorable mentions in the Outdoor Living, Furniture, and Sculpture categories. Design + Expertise …
Art Gallery and Wine Cave Concrete Bar Countertop
Concrete Art Simplicity enhances beauty at Gallery Twenty-Two, the venue for a recent, striking installment by designer Eric Boyd of Reaching Quiet Design in Charlotte, NC. For his first solo commercial design commission, Boyd was asked to create a wine bar for the up-and-coming art gallery that would be aesthetically pleasing yet understated at the same time. Boyd succeeded in …
Cal Academy of Sciences Donor Wall
About This Project The California Academy of Sciences (CAS) is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, it was founded in 1853 as a learned society, and it continues to be a hub for original research, innovative education, and dynamic exhibits. During the museum’s rebuild in 2007–2008, the designer was …