FilliQvist

  Wine making is a unarguably one of the most appreciated endeavors that man undertakes. As a result of the nectar refining process there is waste. FilliQuist Studio has taken a stab at some leftovers and come up with a few ideas, like the Wine Bench.
    The chandelier is made from eight clear wine bottles that are mounted to a barrel ring from a toasted head wine barrel. They are all discreetly wired with cloth wrapped wire that is finished off with a vintage flat plug that can be removed if the chandelier is to be hard wired. And the whole piece is hung from four hand woven sisal ropes that come together into one bound loop at the top for mounting. The bulbs are incandescent tube bulbs or display cabinet bulbs that are rated for 40W, if necessary 25W bulbs would work just fine.  Well here is the latest piece! And as always more pictures after the jump.....

    Fresh out the door is a side table that will be used as a vanity for a bathroom. The new owners will be using marble vessel sinks. Finishing touches include the matching mirror and towel bar below the vanity top.
More pictures after the jump.

A client requested a simple and economical bench to go with the Farmhouse Table they ordered and this is what I came up with for them. It is 5 feet long 11 1/2 inches wide and 19" tall and can handle a family growing up on them with ease. The design now bears the family name for which it was designed "The Nelson". The bench is available at a price of $120 bare and $150 in most any finish and is guaranteed to last the 20 years or so it takes to raise a family . See more pictures of the bench and table after the jump.

You: "So, Skip, what's up with the pan??"

Skip: "Take the jump and find out...you might even win some cool shwag!"

   Don't get me wrong, I love Pantone, but on this one they messed up. The lead color of the year is Tango Tangerine seen here. Still, one of the other colors of the year Sodalite Blue (not enough black and yellow in the blue) which comes close, but still not "the" color of the year.
  Well FilliQuist is making an official statement-

And a Happy New Year
Happy Holidays to ALL!

   Ahhh, Oak. Absolutely overdone in the 80's. When mixed with the palette of pastels relegated to the same decade I still cringe. However, I was given a few old dilapidated Oak side chairs a friend had dug out of a shed I began to appreciate this once desecrated wood.

   I am not easily impressed. This film impressed me beyond words. I hope you may find it just as stunning. It is an hour long, but the story that is told is one that is near impossible to find today. It also shows just how close and basic the resources for boat building can be. Please make a cup a coffee, tea, or other warm beverage and enjoy this beautiful film brought to you by the National Film Board of Canada.
    It is titled Cesar's Bark Canoe by Bernard Gosselin.

Enjoy.

Been awhile since I've said hello, and as always busy busy busy. All the same here is a new piece- The Dexter.