Cabinets & Boxes
a place to store items and display treasures

Korean book storage and display stand (sabang t’akja), early twentieth century
Cabinets include pieces also referred to as cupboards, boxes and shelves. They serve many practical storage and display functions in a home, but require a scale and robustness not always available in the antique version. I believe adaptive designs that attend to the proper use of woods and hardware can produce modern pieces with the staying power of East Asian originals.
Some of the Projects are shown below and have focused on Korean cabinet designs, along with early and mid-century American items included for variety. I would be glad to work with you on your cabinet or chest idea.

Shaker cabinet (red pine, 2024)

Shaker cabinet (red pine, 2024)

Room screen (white oak, 2024)

Karabitsu (Spanish cedar/Southern cypress, 2023)

Candle box (pine, 2022)

Korean Stationery Chest (maple, 2022)

Japanese Ledger Chest (cherry, 2022)

Korean rice chest (pine, 2021)

Korean spirits cabinet (cherry/walnut, 2021)

mid-century bread box (oak, 2020)

early American hutch 1/3 (oak, 2019)

early American hutch 2/3 (oak, 2019)

early American hutch 3/3 (oak, 2019)

Korean kitchen cabinet 1/3 (old pine, 2018)

Korean kitchen cabinet 2/3 (old pine, 2018)

Korean kitchen cabinet 3/3 (old pine, 2018)

Korean bookcase 1/3 (cherry/walnut, 2017)

Korean bookcase 2/3 (cherry/walnut, 2017)

Korean bookcase 3/3 (cherry/walnut, 2017)