A collection of process photos and videos from various projects.
Bronze castings for the power switch and volume control knobs of the Princess Amplifier. These knobs were modeled in Rhino, 3D printed, and sand casted in bronze. They were then sanded and polished, and patinated and lacquered.
Material composition (photo #1) and patina finishing tests (photo #2) for the Princess Amplifier. The material composition consists of a wirebrushed, shou sogi ban finished piece of ash—half of which is finished with liming wax to accentuate the grain, an unfinished piece of brass, a polished piece of brass, and a piece of hammered mild steel rod.
Welded joints on various parts for the Hypo Chair. The hammered texture of the steel pieces were created by hand; the flat pieces were cold hammered while the pieces of rod were heated with an induction forge and then hammered.
Hammered bronze for the candle cups of the Grimhelde Mirror and Flowers. Each piece of bronze was heat treated with a torch to create an irregular, iridescent color, then cold worked and soldered together.
An in-progress shot of the underside of the Hypo Chair’s seat. The core of the seat was a laminated piece of poplar shaped with an angle grinder and then wrapped in foam. The vinyl cover was mostly sewed together before being slipped over the form, then stapled in the center and hand-sewn to close any remaining gaps.
Upholstery for an unfinished chair. This was my first attempt to upholster using traditional methods such as nailing webbing and tying springs (photo #1), forming the seat and back cushion with horse hair and cotton (photo #2), and applying fabric and tufting with buttons (photo #3). The frame was constucted out of ash which did not create the exact, intended form due to a lack of stretchers.
Process photos from Entity I. The first two photos show the scale of the piece and was taken before finishing or assembling any of the seperate components. The fourth and fifth photos show the jig that was used to weld together the triplets of “cattails” that acted as a group of chimes as seen in the third photo. The sixth photo shows the central steel component after being sanded and finished with wax.
Chipboard model of the upper-midrange LeCleac’h horn for the .
Each petal was laser cut and taped on the outer seam.
The first photo shows a pair of cotton-insulated silver RCA cables. The second photo shows a stack of tolroid transformers soldered into a PCB for an amplifier. The third photo shows a RCA cable and ground wire replacement for an Ortofon tonearm. These were all made for EM/IA.
A quick speaker mockup made out of cardboard and scrap wood with a 3D printed tweeter for EM/IA. The subwoofer had surprisingly clear bass since the entire cardboard cabinet acted as a passive radiator. Swimming Pools by Kendrick Lamar, shot on an iPhone.
Process photos of a horn-loaded loudspeaker system for a pop-up event in Upstate New York. This system was built out of cheap materials like plywood and 2x4’s, and vintage horns because the system was a conceptual prototype for EM/IA. The system included 4 midbass horns (shown in the bottom two photos), 6 ground-firing subwoofers, 2 RCA MI-9486 midrange horns, and 4 tweeters.
The photo on the left shows the wiring of the modified JE Labs 2A3 from Hifi System I, which was also used for the Princess Loudspeaker System. The photo on the right shows a test fit of a 3D-printed enclosure inlayed into an oak-veneered piece of plywood for the crossover cabinet of the Princess Loudspeaker system.
Process photos from the Princess Amplifier. The first photo shows the weld that connects the tapered rod legs of the amplifier to the sheet structure. Most seams of this piece were entirely welded and left unground as an aesthetic choice. The second photo shows different sheet metal components being test fit on the ash chassis.
A practice stool using spindleback construction techniques.
Process photos for the Spindle Chair. The first photo shows a test fit of the back spindles and comb. The second photo shows the comb after being shaped by hand. The third photo shows a test fit of the legs. The bottom photo shows one of the back legs of the chair after being turned on the lathe.
Process photos from the Vol Bench. The first photo shows the bench dry fit together before each piece was shaped. The second photo shows the pieces in a stack after being shaped by hand, mostly using a spokeshave. The third photo shows the bench dry fit together before the middle armrest was shaped.
More welding....the first photo shows the Grimhelde Mirror fully welded and sanded. The second photo shows various pieces welded for the Princess Loudspeaker system.
Orthographic drawings in pencil for the Adina Table and a test stool.