Altesi Paper Lanterns

We were asked to design and make the lanterns for Altesi Ristorante, NYC. 

Hand-stitched leather straps hold the paper box lantern under the natural oak canopy.  

We made a pair over the breakfast counter...

 ...and a pair over the bar.

Umbrella Stand with Hand-Stitched Leather Rail

We used a classic Guacho Weave to keep the leather as tight as possible around the ring.  

Hand-Stitched Paper Shade with Teak Base

We made a series of Teak Table Lamps with Handmade paper shade.  

We used the same base for floor lamps, as well.

Leather Cabinet Pull

Simple leather pull for a long wall of corrugated metal cabinet doors.  

Leather Commission

We were asked to do an extensive leather commission for a client in New York City.

We covered doors, accented with bronze trim.  

Hand-stitched railings

Leather desk cabinet

Hand-stitched Railing

20' long hand-stitched English Saddle leather railing.
After it was completed, I went back and clipped the extra linen thread and waxed it a few times. 

Jin di Sugi Cypress barn door

9' tall door made using a turn of the century recipe for Jin di Sugi. 
The cypress is burnt, and then all of the soft grain is wire brushed away.
Raking northern light hits it almost all day making the grain come alive.  

Milk Glass Disc Light

We made a set of these lights based on one I've stared at for years by Edwin Lutyens at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Hand-stitched Leather Drawer Pulls

Hand-stitched English Saddle leather

Chalkboard column

I made a chalkboard column for one of my favorite clients.  The chalk holder is a repurposed turn of the century sponge holder, hand-stitched with a green goatskin pouch.

Hand-stitched Box Lights

 Hand-stitched flush mount fiberglass light boxes.
They glow beautifully with a soft light.

Hand-tooled Leather Wall

 Heavy vegetable-tanned leather,  extra deep tooled letters
The more they wax this wall, the richer the color gets.  

Hand-stitched Leather Railings

This is a  hand-stitched leather railing on top of a partition that separates the cafe dining area from the brick oven kitchen.

Red lacquered Lamp

Red lacquered desk lamp with  blanket-stitched paper lamp shade.

Blanket-stitch Paper Shades

We make these shades in all shapes and sizes.  

Iron & Leather Ballustrade

The hand rail is hand-stitched with English Saddle leather.
Stainless Steel hardware holds the woven leather cord in place.  

Dovetail Leather Lamp 2

Leather wrapped lamp base, with a hand-stitched finial.

Round Convex Mirror

We made a series of these hand-stitched convex mirrors, using a old mercury glass convex mirror.

Dovetail Leather Lamp

English Saddle leather finished with a large dovetail joint.

Hand Stitched Mirror Frame

The face is English Saddle leather hand-stitched to dark brown English Pigskin sides