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Scottsdale Bookcase - this solid wood locally built, in-house design, uses coloured glass to enhance its lines
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Scottsdale Bookcase - front view
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Scottsdale Bookcase - angle view with open pop-out drawer
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Scottsdale bookcase
- 60″w x 9″d x 35″h
- Solid maple finished in charcoal stain with white wash maple back
- Red glass drawer & Blue glass door with adjustable shelves behind
- Made in BC
- Custom dimensions available upon request
Important Info
Please be advised that these finishes are an approximate representation only, as colours seen on the web are rarely 100% true, and different monitors will display colours differently.
Matching stain colours
If you are trying to match an existing piece, please keep in mind that over time wood furniture will change in colour. Lighter stains will often darken a few shades and exposure to bright light may fade some darker tones.Also please keep in mind that different manufacturers may use a stain with the same name, but they are not necessarily identical. In addition, each manufacturer has their own way of applying stain. Just as there are hundreds of shades of white paint, there are just as many permutations of an Espresso stain.
Factors which impact stain colours
Different types of wood even different batches of the same type of wood will take stains differently and even a single piece of wood will not absorb stain uniformly. This is due to the fact that every tree and resulting plank of wood will have a unique grain pattern with different curves, knots or mineral streaks as a result of the individual growing conditions. These small quirks or so called imperfections are what cannot be manufactured, they are the influences of nature that make solid wood instantly recognizable and sought after.
As a result, these pictures can only be an approximation and not exact.
Scottsdale Bookcase - this solid wood locally built, in-house design, uses coloured glass to enhance its lines
Scottsdale Bookcase - front view
Scottsdale Bookcase - angle view with open pop-out drawer
Though we've names this the Scottsdale Bookcase, it is more precisely the result of a visit to Taliesin West, the winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright. The scale of this piece emulates Wright's tale on the Prairie School design of "low, wide and snug".
As well, the mix of materials and colour blocking reflect some the design details that we observed during our tour of the historical landmark.
Available Woods
Maple
Rift Cut White Oak
Rift cut White Oak has a darker and browner undertone than the Red Oak, it is also a harder wood with a finer grain. Rift cut means that the lumber was cut from the centre part of the tree where the grain is the straightest and finest. This means a lower yield which in turn makes this a more expensive wood. Most often seen with a lighter stain or white wash, this wood is a designer favourite.
Stains on Maple
Stains on Rift Cut White Oak
- Dimensions to the inch
- Configuration (drawers, doors)
- Hardware
- Door & drawer style (where applicable)
Muse
Muse, noun Definition: a source of inspiration
This is a ‘collection’ only in the sense that they are currently singular expressions which draw their inspiration from many sources. It is primarily a way for us to interpret some of what we have seen and experienced from our travels, into our furniture.
Interpretative Furniture may have been a better name for this grouping!
Many of these pieces are one-offs and may not grow into full furniture lines, but for us they are fun to design. Though each piece is functional and practical, they more engage our sense of whimsy and allow for greater artistic expression than designs which can be translated for the whole home.For the moment we have been playing with cities we have been to as our inspiration. Whether from something really cool that we saw in a bedroom the floating headboard with built in nightstand in LA, or the organic forms used by Gaudi in the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona to the compact Paris living spaces and the need for maximum functionality.We hope that you enjoy the Muse collection as much as we did in designing the pieces. There is more to come!
