Unleash the Dragon
Yes, there are four of me in that picture. Matt Lee of Sights&Sounds (Wedding Photography) took that shot in my kitchen with my new Dragon Table and my Boxen Island. Splitting myself into four was a little painful but I think the photo was worth it. It illustrates how the playful, practical, imaginative, and realistic [...]
Ford & Ching Website Launch
Here are some photos of the Ford & Ching Website Launch held at Kim Sing Theater. Thank you Ford & Ching and photographers TIGERTIGER for the images! You can see more photos of the party at http://fordandching.com. Above Hana from TIGERTIGER takes a photo of my 69 leg table.
This is the bottom of my newest [...]
Ford & Ching Open a New Satellite Showroom in Oakland
This August Willard Ford and Andrea Ching opened a new sample warehouse or as I like to call it “The Satellite Showroom in Oakland, California. If you happened to stop by the Los Angeles Gallery after the first week in August hoping to see my “Belly Table” I am sorry to have disappointed you because [...]
Marshmallow Boxes
Here you see the marshmallows naked. The poor little creatures are exposed to the elements like turtles without shells.
That is why I built the confectionery puffs a wooden shell to disguise and protect them from them from things like rain, insects, and according to one marshmallow box owner, even little brothers.
These little cubes of Douglas [...]
New 69 Leg Table
Here is the new 69 Leg Table. The top is made from old growth Douglas Fir recycled from a building in Hollywood. The Legs are made from Hard Maple that I recycled from an old work bench top that was delaminating from too much use. Thanks Vinh Bui and Charles Corbin for the cool photographs [...]
Belly Table
Here is are some pictures of the toad all cleaned up and sporting some new finish. I am pleased to announce that two of my designs,The Belly Table, and The 69 Leg Table, will now be available through The Ford and Ching Gallery as part of their new collection! Come see the toad in person [...]
69 Leg Table Part 2
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I know you can already tell that these renderings are far beyond my skills. Truth be told they were done by my friend Matt Lee who just happens to be an expert 3d digital artist. He even made an animation that spins the table around on the green platform of [...]
Toad Table in Progress
This is a picture of my newest belly table. I think it looks like a big toad. It even has a wart on the side.
The table is made from recycled old growth douglas fir beams that I found in a dumpster when I was shopping for a bike at Safety Cycle Shop on North [...]
Inky & Blinky
These matching end tables are designed to sit next to the arm of your favorite couch or love seat. They are perfect for a lamp or simply to rest a drink on.
You can separate the tables or you can mix and match them with the Jennybugg table as seen in these photos.
Each end table [...]
Jennybugg Table
This 12″ diameter end table with missing pie piece fits perfectly on the end of your couch or love seat. It features a recycled Douglas Fir table top with eleven maple legs. It is made to fit around the corner of your couch to create a petite surface to put a drinking glass, eyeglasses or [...]
Making the Wing Table
Wing Table
Wing Wood
This is the raw material I used to make the wing table. It is red oak recycled from the LAX Airport in Los Angles. I think the boards were used like a chair rail to line the edged of the terminal so people didn’t dent the walls with their rolling carts and over-sized [...]
Wing Table
Details that took time and skill to create duplicated with the touch of a button just do not have the same appeal as the original crafted objects. The ornate crown molding on a wardrobe once represented the creator’s mastery of his craft and material. Today it represents an industry of mass production that has replaced [...]
In Out Table Complete
This entrance way table features solid oak legs and casework with lock rabbit drawers. The drawers have no handles but open easily. Simply press one drawer in and the opposite drawer smoothly pops out. The top is hand planed Douglas Fir that features a very beautiful knot. The bottom shelf is also hand planed. Six [...]
hunch back man uses tools
Matt Lee took these photographs of me working in the shop. I am putting the final touches on a table with two drawers and no handles. To open the drawers you push one drawer in and the other pops out. It is made from recycled Red Oak and recycled Douglas Fir.
Hunch [...]