Merry Christmas!!!
From all of us at Urban Now, we would like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New year. and please, be kind to each other. Namaste…
Found Objects
Last saturday night we unveiled a new collection called “Found Objects”. Everything in this grouping was either 2nd hand or literally found material. Doing our best here at Urban to show you what can be done with a little creativity and good design. Upscale Upcycling! The benches are made from an old wood beam I found buried behind … Read more
Little Treasures
I had a little unexpected time to my self today after lunch so i made a quick trip to the Sacramento Antique Fair. So many cool things to see out there. Below is a just a few of the interesting you can find out there. Hope you enjoy. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 … Read more
Find Me on Houzz
Just started uploading and updating on Houzz. you can find me here! http://www.houzz.com/user/hammnation
Proper Dresser
I think this piece pretty much speaks for its self. Solid Poplar lumber, dovetailed drawers, stainless steel hairpin legs…. We design and make cool stuff. Thank you Kerrie Kelly and Nicholas Wray. Do work…
Le’ Favour Table
Literally 2 years ago I’m sharing a cup of coffee with good friend Jake Favour from Romp Creative and we are talking about coffee tables. That’s the thing about Jake, you don’t sit and discuss the weather or sports.. you talk design. Jake loves design, He loves modernism. The dude really has a passion for it. … Read more
Get Bent Tables
Rock Star Designer Kerrie Kelly hit me up with a project a few months ago. She was looking for some cool one-off metal and glass tables for one of her clients. She had me collaborate with one of her badass’ Katrina Stumbos. This is what we came up with. Materials are Pickled and Oiled steel and glass. … Read more
The “SUGI” Table
Pictures really are worth 1000 words. Tonight I will let the pictures tell the story. But for the particulars… I made this coffee table for a friend. It is made from old reclaimed framing material and I used an old Japanese finish technique called Shou Sugi Ban. The finish is created by burning the entire piece then … Read more
The WhatNot Table
I absolutely love to make something, out of nothing. One of my favorite things to do. The boy’s at the shop were transforming a clients front doors into something super cool and as usual and I was digging through our scrap/trash pile. I found a piece of solid core door that had been cut out to make room for … Read more
Pieces…
About 2 years ago when we were making all the tables for The Press Bistro I accumulated a small stack of left over ash lumber. Nothing much, just a pile of small pieces. Stuff most people would throw away. I try not to throw away lumber, I have a firm belief that with enough ingenuity, skill and good … Read more
