This Desk was designed specifically for the Hunter Wolff Art Gallery, a local gallery in Old Colorado City.
When designing the desk the owner had a few objectives she wanted to accomplish in the design.

1. The materials needed for daily use for store operations needed to be easily accessible, so I built a few dividers to sort the different size shopping bags, and strategically place the receipt printer, and cash drawer.

2. A place to store packing paper to wrap the fragile art in so it can safely make it to its new home. To accomplish this I designed a drawer, kind of a hidden drawer with a handle. The drawer pulls directly out from under the countertop so the art can safely and efficiently be wrapped and bagged without juggling it on the counter top.

3. No wasted space. The overall shape of the desk is L shaped, so much like in a kitchen that area could be utilized with a cumbersome lazy Suzan, or a weird shaped cabinet where stuff gets shoved to the back or hidden against the sides. Instead we turned it around, opened it up towards the retail space and made it into a display to feature art front and center. I lit it with an LED strip to be sure the art would stand out.

4. It had to be unique, with some WOW factor but not too much wow to distract from the art. Old Colorado City has a diverse scene when it comes to its architecture, but there are a few beautiful craftsman style houses that stand out as you drive through the neighborhood. I took my inspiration form the craftsman style architecture and created the divide lite frosted glass panels on the upper portion of the desk. Then combined it with my love of Japanese architecture and added a slight taper to the legs that frame the whole piece.

The top and side that faces the customers is made from solid cherry assembled with mortise and tenon joinery. The cabinets on the employee side are made from plywood with a cherry veneer.

Project Location, Old Colorado City in Colorado Springs