American Walnut Shelving

Groovy! Confused Shelving.

Industrial Steel frames the custom America Walnut shelf unit with a subtle color palette. 

Staging Assembly!

 

Punching walnut wood filler to mask the binding points. 

 Precision.

Finish Sanding.

 

Art of Clamping. Easy?

…this is the game when we pull al nighters in the studio: Tag the designer with post it notes…

 

  This bookcase if of the Industrial Luxury variety: completely custom, modern + contemporary with a promise to last forever.

Hairpin Console Table

 Modern Minimalism Inspired + Industrial Design 

post glue-up: Nogal (Peruvian Walnut) Hard Maple

 

Burning out the resin and sap! 

Reclaimed, century-old beams often still need more time to dry out so we extract with fire.

After more sanding, the finish is applied and reveals the spirit of the planks.   

Hand-forged, raw steel is formed into a minimalist hairpin shape that draw visual focus to the character of the beams + exotics table top.  

...when beams have "the good life" 

Danish-Inspired, Mid-Century Boat Table

Danish Design + Sexy Atomic Legs

White Oak + American Walnut

 

Any excuse to use the CNC, reveals solid and certain beginnings. 

crafted out of solid rift sawn white oak 

This is Kenneth's celebration face. Time to apply the finish to seal the surface!

 

 

We were challenged to design a dining table to seat 6 guests, with a small space in mind for loft or small area. While we could not surrender the dimensions, we compromised with an elegant, stark boat table.

(custom design challenge No. 0698)

  The table stands 29.5" tall,seats six, and measures 40” x 66”... 

  ...and is currently listed as available: www.studio217.com

Artist + Creative in Commercial Residency

In addition to Kenneth Crain, the corporate artist residency involves the following exceptional Dallas, Texas creatives:   Kyle Steed, Tiffany Mcanarney, Tyler Sharp, The Color Condition, Lindsey Dunnagan,  Adrian Torres &  Gary Buckner . [photography credit: Sierra Sintic]

It was curated by Lesli Marshall, of Articulation Art, who celebrates "keeping corporate cool." She even claims the #hashtag on her social channels.   

Story:    
After touring Facebook and Google headquarters in Silicon Valley, Nationstar decided to be the first Dallas-based corporation to adorn their walls with art that would welcome interaction and inspiration for their employees and visitors.    

Artist: Kenneth Crain

Architectural Timepiece at the Executive reception desk. This gave Kenneth the opportunity to perfect his architectural timepieces. (Full blog post coming next!) He designed the timing circuit, interface and software to complete the need for a custom timepiece.

all the artists and executives in front of The CoLOR Condition install

Artist: Kenneth Crain

"When a commercial install is inspired by what we love at home."

Artist: Adrian Torres

Install Location: the board room

"We chose this location as a way to align with the driving force of a day at Nationstar Mortage: like taking a bull by the horns and running with it."

Mural Artist: Kyle Steed

  Artist: Tyler Sharp

Kenneth with Austin-based photographer: Ashleigh Amoroso

 The Nationstar Mortgage Kingdom

#keepingcorporatecool with #studio217dallas + @studio217dallas

Revolving Bookcase

Responsive Spaces + Secrets + Urban Gardens= 

a welcomed, interactive experience. 

Where to install the chalkboard wall and industrial bookshelf?? 

 

 ...Kyle's favorite room in the Studio Loft of course!

The shelves fit inside the custom, hand-forged steel frame to exact dimensions. REALLY. This is why we triple check all measurements, again and again.

  We secure contact points with wood filler and sand it out for a smooth surface, and repeat. Ready to paint! 

With beloved books in mind, we designed the revolving bookcase around their unique dimensions. With the final curation of the books we finished the interactive piece with magnetic, playful Words of Art to compliment the vibe of feeling alive.

Pro-Tip: We have natural light from skylights to nourish the wheatgrass. 

Wall Gallery Art Show

We invite you to join us for a collaborative art show featuring 

+ modern industrial steel sculptures+

 Here is a preview!

THIS Saturday June 20 5-8pm here at WALL Gallery, Kenneth Crain and Stanley Ray Abbott debut MEN OF STEEL  #dallasdesigndistrict 

Posted by Wall Gallery on Thursday, June 11, 2015

Yoga Deck + Safety Railing

When guests tour the studio, a gem is the Dallas Skyline.

~ sunrise view ~
Weeks away from hosting the first Yoga on the Rooftop session, it was time to prepare for  many visitors to visit the studio and occupy the rooftop!
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Once again, we specifically customized the railing to reflect the strength and dimensions needed and still allow the stellar view of our city.

The open design of the cable rig finishes the safety feature without surrendering the view of Downtown Dallas.

 The installation of the safety railing allows our guests to explore the red roof hatch door with a 360 view of the Design District.

 Celebrate! We shared freshly squeezed mimosas for the yogis and studio friends…We might have made too many, so we gifted the oranges :)

...

 With confidence and enthusiasm, we offer classes when instructors are kind enough to host. To be added to our yoga roster or questions about opportunities and classes, 
email us: hello@studio217.com

[Photo: Kenneth Crain]