THE IPE CLASP
I EMULATED A MOROCCAN JALI SCREEN FOR THE TWO DOORS. THERE ARE FOUR THIN LAYERS OF IPE ABOUT 1/16" THICK, BACKED BY AN MDF CORE.  EACH LAYER OF THE IPE, AND ITS GRAIN IS DIRECTED A DIFFERENT WAY MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE INTRICATE DETAIL NEEDED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY.
The Monroe was a credenza I originally designed and built for a clients home in Joshua Tree. It was a Moroccan style house that was built back in the early sixties, and he really wanted me to emulate some of the details of the house into this piece. 

THE MONROE
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THE MONROE

I built this credenza for a client in Joshua Tree. He wanted this piece to compliment certain characteristics of his Moroccan style house built b Read More

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