Hey Boy Hey Girl

Sterling Surfaces fabricated this DJ booth complete with LED lights pulsing away in sync with the music.  Using Opal from the Lucent series, illuminated by multicolor LED light strands, the DJ booth was apparently a hit at the party. Would be nice to see a Youtube clip of it in action. 

Will it, won't it

Concept development for glass counter top supported on brackets clamped to glass upstand. Sent by Neil Whiteleaf @ Whiteleaf Design Ltd ( images and concept by Whiteleaf Design). Top image brackets similar to Shop Kit product and the bottom image is based on utilisation of Architectural glazing fixings.

Green Phase

A.M.O.S Design are pushing the boundaries of solid surface manufacturing again with this original reception desk for  a further part of the huge Masaryk University Campus project in the Czech Republic. The MU building in Brno is almost becoming a vast showroom of world class solid surface reception desk design and craftsmanship. See previous posting for more. Thanks to Karel Riha for the images.

Barack Obama Glass

CIG Glass ( Creative Impressions Group ), Las Vegas , Nevada, produced this reception desk with an Art Glass modesty panel - a combination of laser cutting and specialist coating.

Urban Spaceman

 

It has been a while since we first wanted to feature the work of Dutch Architect/ Artist Frank Havermans. This image, including the reception desk,is only a snippet of one of his inspiring installations , KAPKAR/ SE-D2E, which for us has a certain 'retro' feel, craft on a giant scale, but all his projects have a depth,all visually intriguing, wryly subverting our preconceptions of what we expect from a space and the elements within. Thanks to Karin van Pinxteren , Photographer Rene de Wit ( and his sumptuous work) and of course Frank H for the use of the image, so now go and buy the book.

Hawaii Four-0

Reception desks make statements. They confirm a clients sense of arrival and give direction.So when Philpotts Interiors Marion Philpotts -Miller was faced with creating one for the firms new Honolulu headquarters, 40 South School Street, she pulled out all the stops.Custom built, the desk sits on a floor of dark Basalt tiles that contrast with its white oak body and roughly chiseled surface. " We wanted a generous work space for the receptionist and knew it had to be more than a simple desk", says Philpotts-Miller." We consulted with our staff and came up with a Basalt countertop and an oak body to give texture and warmth. Making things function beautifully is what we do".
Story : Kaui Philpotts, Roberto Tiscareno
Photographer : David Franzen

Bahdeebahdu

From the studio of Bahdeebahdu , North American Street, Philadelphia. A spicy pot pourri of  talent from Interior designer RJ Thornburg, Lighting installations and constellations by Warren Muller , this reception desk decked out in panels by Rebecca Pulver and not forgetting Kevin Derrick, Yoly Teran and Elbe. Thanks to Linda Celestian's blog for making us converts to this collective.“At Play” by Rebecca Pulver - Found object panels, $600.00 each, $2,200.00 set of four, $100.00 sq ft by commission.

And now we're off to study 'Fabulism'.