The Asia Sideboard in Santos Rosewood veneer - Bespoke pulls with fumed brass and pony-stitched leather handles
Solid Brass screen for the Empire Hotel - hand-hammered and fumed brass plates adorn a matrix of solid brass bar frame.
The Empire Screen in production - note the texture - brass is more difficult to hammer than copper, and each piece required painstaking effort to maintain depth and distribution of the "bubar" texture.
Congo Side table - a very popular item made for Crate & Barrel - matched veneers applied to a turned MDF foundation. Lasting beauty
The Buddha Copper Bowl - 18" in diameter, this impressive bowl is hand hammered to shape and texture, then etched in a "gun" finish.
The Bohemian Tall Wine Cabinet - Individual hammered plates of fumed brass are layed up onto a carcase of solid mahogany - solid brass piano hinge.
The Madison Cocktail Table - solid mahogany hand carved in micro groove - another popular item in the Crate & Barrel catalog
the Sanskrit Cocktail Table - hand-hammered copper with blackened copper finish base.
The Sanskrit Side Table - hand-hammered copper on a blackened copper plated base
The original Leaning Shelf - this item became ubiquitous for a reason - despite it's visually light appearance, the LS adheres to the stringent requirements of Crate & Barrel - quality materials, build and finish.
The simple elegance of the Leaning Shelf
Light yet strong - made from sustainably grown and harvested Gmelina wood
The Wing Nightstand - part of the Wing Bed Ensemble - solid mahogany and veneers - bespoke fumed brass pull
The Madison Tallboy - hand-carved drawer faces and feet in solid mahogany - bespoke pulls.
The Anton Hammered Stool - brass hand hammered and etched.
Capped Stool - solid mango wood hollowed using patented coring machine - capped with hand-hammered fumed brass sheet - the disparity in dynamics of the two materials accommodated for with special adhesive - debut at 2008 High Point.
The Horizon Buffet for Crate & Barrel - Solid mahogany carcase with doors adorned in selected rattan cast in resin - bubbles in the resin presented a problem in production, so we invented a special vacuum press to deal with it.
Madison Carved Tray Table - turned tray with hand-carved micro groove finish - powder coated steel frame in our Sand Raven Matte finish
Spiral Stool - hand hammered brass in satin mirror finish - brass is not as ductile as copper; hammering out this shape must be placed in experienced hands - these were wrought by 3rd generation coppersmiths, in a tiny village far far away
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Directions Inc
DIRECTIONS was an OEM for many name brand retail outlets. We also did very high-end project work, and some bespoke designs for celebrities. For nearly a decade, Directions manufactured the ubiquitous Leaning Shelf for Crate & Barrel. Alan Lewinger, Director of Directions, was one of the original designers of the Leaning Shelf, Leaning Desk and other variations on the theme. I learned a lot from Alan, and from my team here in Indonesia.
Available
Freelance, Full-time
Michael Ogle
Product Design, Development and Manufacture
Semarang, Indonesia