Fall projects

This fall has flown by in a whirl! In addition to our work making and selling metal and mosaic goods, we've been working on bringing RVA Makers, a grassroots networking group we founded three years ago, to the next level. Over the summer we created a board and now we're raising funds to cover the costs of becoming an official non-profit. Whew! Take a peek at the campaign over on Indiegogo.

Meanwhile, here's what we've been up to in the metal, mosaic, and wood department!

This is the third annual trophy we've created for the ie* Innovation Award. We like to change it up a little each year and try something new.

Custom six-hook mosaic coat rack in blue and green. Unfortunately we didn't remember to get a photo of this one during daylight hours, so the colors are a little off in this picture.

Here's some of our work in the Umanoff Design booth at a super fun high end home décor shop. The mixture of furniture and art at this place is so fun to explore!

Candle cups and the small gradient mosaics are a few of our treasures we dropped off at Art 180 for their second annual Atlas Holiday Market, opening Friday December 4.

Mini Bar

After the sculptural screen, another fun job we learned about late last winter resulted in a mini-bar with mosaic inlay. The color and design of the mosaics were designed to fit in a mid-century modern-inspired room.

Kyle built the cabinetry from red oak. We thought the piece looked pretty cool with the inlay shapes routed out, before the mosaic even went in!

Filling in the mosaic. The blue tape is protecting the stainless steel edging on the corners.

Grouting was pretty tricky for this piece. Lots of blue tape to protect the wood, and working on the vertical presents a different set of challenges!

Mosaics complete! There wasn't room to work in the mosaic studio, so Johannah worked on this piece in the metal studio.

The top and edges of the mini-bar are finished in stainless steel.

Finished mini bar off to be installed!

Latest Custom Coat Racks

It's that time again! Here are a few of our favorite recent custom mosaic coat racks.

A special request for an all-white mosaic was a fun challenge, and has Johannah wanting to make  more white mosaics.

This brown mosaic was designed around the colors in the client's house. Once she received the piece, the colors and textures of this piece reminded her of her native Australia. That worked out nicely! On the right, we're gluing the mosaic into the frame.

We use a variety of reclaimed woods, depending on what's available. Lately we've been using mostly walnut and heart pine.

This one will be used as a towel bar. The client requested the design based on the mirror on the left. Coming soon, two large matching mirrors to go with this piece!