A sculptural reception desk that had to greet every client twice — once as furniture, once as craft.
01 — The Sketch
The Sketch
The floor plan wanted a soft landing at the entry: a curve you walk around, not a counter you stand behind. We developed the sweep in CAD, then broke it into laminated rib-and-skin sections the shop could bend, stack, and fair.
02 — The Sweat
The Sweat
Kerf-bent and vacuum-laminated skins over CNC-cut ribs, banded in hardwood, wrapped in alternating veneer courses, and topped with a seamless counter. The reveal lines between bands are the design — so every gap had to hold true around the full curve.
- 01 Curve development
- 02 CNC rib cutting
- 03 Lamination + bending
- 04 Veneer + banding
- 05 Site install
03 — The Reveal
The Reveal
The first thing a client touches in the salon is the desk's rail — and it feels exactly like it looks: continuous, warm, and built by hand.
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