KITCHEN COLLAB - Truckee, CA

A wooden table set up as a bar with glasses, wine bottles, and decorative plants in a modern indoor setting.
Modern living room with large floor-to-ceiling windows showing a lakeside view with trees and outdoor seating, furnished with a gray sofa, leather chairs, a wooden coffee table, and a dining table with chairs.
A long wooden conference table set with glasses, pens, and small flower arrangements in the center, surrounded by black chairs in a rustic room.
A wooden conference table set with glasses, notebooks, and small potted plants, surrounded by black and wooden chairs, seen through a doorway with wooden framing and a sliding barn door.
A rustic dining room with a long wooden table, eight wooden chairs, and a sliding barn door at the back, decorated with floral arrangements.

Kitchen Collab is a shared kitchen available for rent to caterers, private chefs, food production companies and food trucks, offering a fully equipped commercial kitchen, modern and versatile event space, business support, and a network of like-minded culinary creatives.

We had the pleasure of building an event table and bar table for Kitchen Collab’s private dining room. The table, our ‘Zhao’ design, seats up to 10 people, an ideal setting for intimate dinners, private tastings and small meetings. The bar-height table serves as a great companion to the dining table, for extra prep space, drinkware or serving needs.

Rustic wooden dining table set for a formal meal with floral centerpieces, blue napkins, and gold utensils, inside a barn-like setting.
Modern open-concept kitchen with a white marble countertop island, black cabinetry, stainless steel stove and oven, large vase with floral arrangement, and a view of the living room with black chairs, television, and decorative art on the wall.
Empty rustic dining room with a long wooden table set with glasses, utensils, and napkins, and a kitchenette with a stove, wooden cabinets, and black chairs.
A rustic dining room with a long wooden table surrounded by six black chairs, a sliding barn door made of wood, a small sink area, and a mirror on the wall.
Modern kitchen with white countertops, black cabinets, and hardwood flooring, featuring a central island with a gas stove and a wooden suspended light fixture.
A wooden coffee table with a thick, uneven edge, placed against a white brick wall on a concrete floor.
Close-up of a modern wooden and black metal shelving unit against a textured beige brick wall.
Modern wooden cabinet with black metal legs against a white brick wall.
A wooden dining table with eight chairs, decorated with floral arrangements, set with napkins, glassware, and cutlery, in a rustic room with wood and metal wall accents and a built-in bar area in the background.

TAHOE MODERN - Truckee, CA

Close-up of a black metal rail attached to a wooden furniture frame with screws.
Close-up of a wooden and metal structure with black screws.
Close-up of a furniture piece's black metal leg and wooden slats on a wooden floor.

SHAWBACK DESIGN - Napa, CA

Empty wooden shelf with two sections, supported by black metal legs, against a white brick wall.

‘OFF THE WALL’ Shelving Unit

This project has been one of our most remarkable collaborations to date, working closely with designer Annie MacFadyen of Ryan Group Architects to bring her vision to life: creating a minimalist integration of thin plate steel and wood as a design premise for this bold and breathtaking office wall unit. The initial goal was to make the entire steel frame completely seamless, however we quickly realized that the sheer size and weight of the piece required a breakdown version so as to be able to transport it. So we redesigned the piece in a way to breakdown into several sections while also allowing future versions of the design to be modular so that other pieces can be added or some sections could be stand-alone, with the ability to customize the options to a person's individual needs.

A bold contrast between satin-black powder-coated steel and flat-sawn white oak commands attention, and closed cabinetry with soft-closure doors and adjustable shelves inside provides functionality with open shelving to showcase a person's most treasured things. An integrated plate steel art frame was also worked into the design, which connects to both the console cabinet and shelving unit.

Close-up of the edge of an open wooden drawer within a wooden cabinet.
Entryway with wooden cabinet, framed artwork of a tree, and a woven basket, leading to a living room with a sofa and patterned rug.
A wooden table with magazines and a deck of cards on top, placed on a patterned carpet.
A wooden cabinet with two drawers on top and sliding doors at the bottom, set against a white brick wall and concrete floor.
A small wooden side table with a dark wood round top and geometric metal legs, placed on a concrete floor against a white brick wall.
Modern wooden coffee table with a black metal panel, surrounded by wooden cabinets and a small round table in a minimalist room.
Close-up of a modern wooden and black metal desk with open shelves and a cabinet, against a light gray brick wall.
Modern black and wooden bookshelf against a beige brick wall.
Close-up of a wooden shelf mounted on a black metal frame, against a beige brick wall, with a dark background behind it.

RYAN GROUP ARCHITECTS - Truckee, CA

Modern black and wood display cabinet with open shelving, against a white brick wall.
Close-up photo of a piece of furniture with wooden shelves and black vertical supports against a white brick wall.
Close-up of a desk corner showing a wooden surface attached to a black metal frame.
Living room with wooden bookshelves filled with books, a tan leather couch, a wooden coffee table, a round wooden table with a flower vase, and a desk with a computer.