Reclaimed NYC watertower is cool and the wood is pretty... but there's nothing about this console's appearance that separates it from 467129081 others. I don't see how a few open shelves make it any better for collection displays than any other shelving.

I actually really like the credenza but dude... the treatment on these photos is a little ridiculous. I know you are going for 'vintage' but everything just looks dark, noisy and washed out. it is distracting. If you just photograph the piece as it on its best day in the best possible light, then the quality, craftsmanship and beauty will speak for itself. hopefully.

I love the look and feeling of the piece. It bridges the gap between vintage and contemporary with solid workmanship and quality resources! Good job - I look forward to seeing other pieces from the collection!!

I love this, especially that it's water tower wood and mixed so well with steel. I want it (so does our record collection), and the one of the coffee tables from the Etsy page.

Oh wow! This is actually my friend's media console. I have seen it in person and I have to say that these photos really don't do it justice. It is really beautiful and the speaker stands (also made by Sawyer) are perfect next to the console. She also made my friend's formal dining room table, which is breathtaking. Sawyer's work is really amazing!

Thanks, everyone! Three stars! And thanks to Apartment Therapy for choosing me and my design!

I agree. It looks like many other consoles out there and the combo of reclaimed wood & steel is far from unique right now.

I like this piece and would buy it for myself, but I only gave it two stars. The designer says it's perfect for collections, but really, as far as I can tell, it's perfect only for a record collection. It is reconfigurable? Customizable during ordering? Far more people have collections of cds and dvds that they would want to keep near the tv and disc players. This piece is nothing special for them, and really has a good bit of wasted/useless space. If the piece is changeable, I wish that had been mentioned as it would be deserving of 3 stars. The wood and the blackened metal are very attractive, and I especially like that it's a case of reuse.

There are many hundreds of pieces people can buy for storage of CDs and DVDs. Lots of entertainment centers have storage space for that. Trying to find a unit for storing a record collection, a turntable, and a receiver is pretty difficult, there just aren't many options.

This is a great one, really love the look.

Simple and clean design elements, uncluttered and great use of re-cycled wood.
Aunt Vikki

This piece is classic, beautiful, and functional. Now if only I had a turntable and record collection. This piece makes me want to start one.

Good simple design, very practical, reclaimed materials, attractive and functional -- all excellent points in its favour. Where I stop short of three stars is the hyping up of it as a custom collection solution. It is a media centre/console -- if nothing more were claimed for it, I'd understand. But like someone else noted, unless it can be customized to all sorts of collections (even just all sorts of media collections), it's making much too tall a claim --- or a claim in the wrong direction (great use of reclaimed would be a better selling point, say).

Fantastic piece, Sawyer!

@suburban_war: I agree, there are lots of options for people who want to store their discs near the tv. But that's only because so very many people want to do just that. So, when the stated design goal of this piece makes the claim that it's a new, special answer to consumers' desire to store their collections, well, shouldn't it be useful to more than the minority percentage of people who want to store a record collection? If they changed the name or tweaked the description, I wouldn't have any problems with this piece of furniture. They said it, so the end product should bear it out. It doesn't. I don't think I'm being unfair to say that the piece falls short of what is claimed about it.
But, then, I didn't click on the link to find out what all this design showcase voting is about. Maybe there are rules that explain voting criteria. I'm just looking at each piece that interests me, and voting based on whether it can stand on its own and bear out the designer's own goals.

I can't even look at the piece because I'm too distracted by the exposed wiring. To me, a media console is only useful if it tackles the practical AND the aesthetic and this design (or maybe just the room styling) misses on both in what should be a simple area of hiding the mess.