These 3 wall mounted display units feature adjustable  glass shelving backlit with an opaque lightbox

This was the first one of Richard’s projects I built. The 3 cases surrounded the pole. All were made of maple and featured steel and glass inserts as well curved exteriors

So here are the kinds of differences hiring an architect instead of a designer to design your kitchen can make. It comes down to even the little things adding up for a complete look. Bold  thoughtful design carried through to the end. Richard designed this whole addition onto this house and it is the little tweaks like the off square walls that give diminishing sight lines to the millwork that really catch the eye....

I have always loved this mobile island with its pointed prow. It rolls across an intriguing patterned battleship linoleum floor. The heavy bolts and fasteners are one of Richards many recurring themes.

This kitchen table is made of exotic hardwoods and features “art deco - ish” sculpted details on the tops the the legs.

There is no staining of the woods - these are their natural colors and with a simple urethane finish the contrast is quite stunning!

These display fixtures in a popular store in the Osborne Village area of Winnipeg feature another of Richards themes. The cabinet bodies are made of Maple plywood and clad in combinations of 1/8” steel plate and heavy glass plate and are bolted together with large Allen drive fasteners.The upper cabinets (clad in corroded metal plate ) are  bolted to a common angle iron and suspended on custom wall mounting brackets also designed by Richard.

The 5 display cases across the back wall are suspended from the diagonal heavy pipe and attached to some unique mounts also designed . Rchard

Another one off piece featuring corroded metal screening in a great oval light fixture.

Of all the pieces in the store this one is my favorite and was the most challenging to make. It pushed the boundaries of what I had built up to this time and surpassed them. This  large oval display case is rich with  small details if you take the time to look.

The body of the case features heavily corroded metal formed to the oval shape and clear coated to prevent rust transfer. It stands on 8 spindly legs like a spider that are attached with what seems at first inadequate steel tubing. The inside of the case is lined with an opaque fiberglass sheeting with strands of material in it for a vintage look. Small halogen lights shine down on the contents from the inside of the perimeter ring. There are locking doors on the sides for access.

The thick tempered glass top is supported by this series of handmade notched steel brackets spaced evenly around the top  and tie the two oval steel rings to give the case its unique hard to pinpoint vintage look.

The new store is still a work in progress and I will add new fixtures as they are completed. Keep Watching !  ;^)

Paul