Furniture
PROJECT 827
This Queen Anne house, in the heart of the Cotswolds, was added to and altered in the mid 19th and 20th centuries. More recently the current owners undertook a major refurbishment project to rationalise the layout and modernise the house for 21st century living. Artichoke was commissioned to design, make and install the new kitchen, laundry, boot room, larder and dressing room for the house.
MATERIALS: Hand-painted furniture with antiqued oak bench seat, drawer fronts and interiors. Up and over doors running on bespoke brass tracks and glazed with hand made glass. Lost wax unpolished brass cabinet fittings.
PROJECT 823
The dramatic kitchen in this substantial country house is connected to a scullery.The scullery was formerly a butler's pantry and provides additional space for utilities and storage that support the function of the main kitchen.
MATERIALS: The furniture is made from English oak and left unfinished or 'in the white' to develop a patina over time. The 'produce' boxes are made of reclaimed oak from old lock gates with hand forged nails.
PROJECT 807
The library was fitted into an apartment in Marylebone mansion block.Our client wanted a library to primarily display his collection of vintage cars and to double up as an occasional study. The base cabinetry stores a variety of file systems and audio visual equipment. The painted backs of the bookcases prevent the furniture from becoming overbearing.
MATERIALS: Stained and polished European Walnut with brass fittings.
PROJECT 777
The style of this library furniture is typically Victorian. Artichoke drew inspiration from two sources to design this commission, primarily from cabinetry originally designed by C Hindley & Sons, a Victorian cabinet maker. The cheeks of the bookshelves and the stop beading detail were inspired by furniture fitted into a house in Dorset in 1894.
MATERIALS: European oak.
PROJECT 739
A library installation designed for this town house in Holland Park The front face of the main cabinets features a curved and solid mitred front lip with adjustable shelves within.
MATERIALS: French walnut, stained and French polished with wax and shellac.
PROJECT 687
Decorative cabinets with sliding doors were designed for this town house in Holland Park.
MATERIALS: Hand painted timber with oak interiors.
PROJECT 642
A timber gun and sporting room for a classical house in Dorset. Each shotgun and rifle was individually surveyed to create the perfect storage for each gun. The guns housed in the central section of the furniture were angled inwards and each rests on a padded hide to protect the stocks. The central island was designed to store cartridges and cleaning equipment. The edges of the island were angled slightly to stop cylindrical gun parts and cartridges rolling off the surface. Extra thick leather was used on the island top.
MATERIALS: European Oak, leather
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PROJECT 408
A bespoke library for a property in Bath made from solid American Cherry. The success of a project such as this relies heavily on the accuracy of the initial site survey, a process which Artichoke takes great pride in undertaking extremely accurately. The quality of the fitting teams is also crucial. To control the quality of the fit, Artichoke employs all of its own fitting teams.
MATERIALS: American Cherry
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PROJECT 325
Classical library furniture made from solid french walnut. The furniture has painted backs and side panels. The shelves sit on traditional dog tooth supports. Secret drawers pull out from the dado moulding run around the front edge of the cabinet top. The drawers have decorative maple wood dove tails and cedar wood bases. The furniture is hand polished and waxed to create an aged patina and to enhanced the beauty of the walnut.
MATERIALS: French walnut, reading room red paint, maple drawers and cedar drawer bases.
PROJECT 287
Terrazzo steps lead up to solid American white oak treads fitted onto a mild steel sub-frame. A powder coated rolled steel handrail wrapped in a leather sleeve winds up the stairs; a glass balustrade is suspended from the handrail above. White lacquered cabinets hang off the subframe under the stairs. Oak sliding panels with sheer fabric panelling can be seen in the background.
MATERIALS: American white oak, powder dipped steel, terrazzo, glass and oak
PROJECT 207
This piece of furniture was created for a library and is made of black walnut with glass shelves and lighting integrated throughout. The bookcase spans two floors and is five metres high with each cabinet containing a sub-section of shelving. Easy access was vital – a custom made aluminium ladder was the solution. A large element of the design included a specially engineered steel subframe to maximuse support and stability.
MATERIALS: American black walnut, glass, steel and aluminium.