Creative custom furniture

This circular Conference Table, created from maple, lacewood and padouk, was designed for the main boardroom of an American hotel chain. The grounded elemental quality of the base serves as counterpoint to the round table top, creating an ambiance both intimate and inviting.

Commissioned by a corporate executive, this eight-foot-long desk is only one piece of an entire office designed and crafted by Kimchi in similar style. It is sculpted in bubinga with maple accenting.

Sometimes, Kimchi readily admits, it is the client who induces him to go the extra mile. In this fantasy bedroom vanity and chair ensemble the client wanted to surprise his wife with something really over the top. The striking combination of the mapa burl juxtaposed with the darker mahogany serves as the canvas for this magically swirling set.

As can readily be seen, Kimchi never ceases to be inspired by the geometry of the Far East. In this bubinga serving table with wenge and curly maple accents, the solidity of the table accentuates the floating top. "I continue to be fascinated by the Yin and Yang of the ethereal and the substantial."

"I picked out this pair of bookmatched figured maple boards at the mill," recounts Kimchi, "and saved them for almost five years until I found just the right use for them."