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Gorgeous. I'd love to see a better photo with the doors open. That price point -- eek! But, I voted on the design itself.

Shorts are not reclaimed wood. Still a virgin wood product. Fail.

I voted one based on the price point. It the majority of the material used is free or close to it then the price should reflect a more reasonable rate - especially since there doesn't seem to be much done to it. I'd pay $5K for handmade dove-tail or mortise & tenon joinery or some hand carving or embellishment, but arranging blocks - no matter how attractively - doesn't merit $5K.

the price point is ridiculous. one star--I appreciate the design but the price is too egregious to overlook.

love the design...would like to see the inside and have dimensions

I vote one star... again because of price point and impracticality. Sorry, but if it's not easy to clean and it's outrageously priced, I'm not that excited about it.

Too many people are whining about price! Please think about the effort and work it takes to make some of these designs (most are individually handcrafted!) before you complain!

Even if it's not "reclaimed wood", the designer at least is using material that would go to waste anyway, right?

The cleaning thing didn't occur to me--I just didn't like the design all that much. But JanuaryGirl is right. Those little crevces would be excellent at collecting dust.

Aaron--

From a site that prominently extoles the virtues of IKEA and discount design knock-offs - You honestly expect objective critique of a one-of-a-kind $5000 handmade credenza or a $3200 silk duvet with zero regard to pricepoints?

Once again, Know Your Audience.

(BTW - I gave the credenza a two: I'd have liked to known more about the joinery and what interior fittings are used...
...if it's butt-jointed with glue or tacked onto a subframe with fixed or no shelves inside, I'm not so impressed - but if it's biscuit-joined, has adjustable shelves or even roll-out drawers inside and uses Blum hardware, then I'm VERY impressed.)

Aaron...I appreciate effort, work, design and intellectual property but the goal (prize) is $20,000 worth of targeted advertising and at this price point this piece simply isn't marketable.

Assuming $1000 worth of materials (high estimate) and 40 hours (another high estimate) of work. This puts labor cost at $125/hour which is very expensive.

i don't understand why people think it opens up, did i miss something?

honestly i'm not very impressed. yes i like that scrap wood is being used, but since that is the case the price is way too high and the table isn't very practical.
so what is behind/inbetween the holes? can you see through it or are the pieces glued onto a larger piece of wood?

twelve, look at the next-to-last photo.

twelve,

I didn't realize it opened either.

I like the overall design but, I think if you're are not going to have handles or knobs on the door, you need to have some visual mark or indication of where to pull.

ARG!!! @ lighting123 and countless others on AT...

is there no value to artistry, ideas created out of nothing more than the designers head? this designer sat down with a blank piece of paper and came up with a beautiful design. could most of us do that? NO. you can argue about its beauty, but really you wanna argue its value is based solely on the hours it took to construct it?

what about the hours and hours and hours it takes to get a designer through school, unpaid internships, busting ass to sell smaller pieces so he can make his dream design, working crappy jobs to afford the materials? are you going to value a painting on the costs of the tubes of paint alone?

Does anyone actually read the text to these entries? The designer clearly states that the little holes/crevices between the shorts is how you open the cabinet.

Hi, and thanks for your comments. For those of you who are interested in the construction of the console, the squares are joined to one another and to the legs with solid wood floating tenons, which required several hundred mortises. The door hinges are hand mortised, and the finish is hand rubbed. The interior has adjustable shelves. Hope this helps. :-)

Julie

Apparently most AT readers, just like economists, know the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

I presume the second photograph shows a miniature model/maquette of the cabinet (look at the pen and measure tape in proportion to it), otherwise 5k for something resembling tiny dolls house furniture is crazy. But hey it is a one-off piece! Really nice stylish design though :-)

I think it is beautiful. I would love to see it open.

Given the construction details, this is definitely worth the price. Great idea and wonderful execution!

Obviously the second photo is of a maquette and illustrates
the design process of the piece. 5 K for a one of a kind piece involving many floating tenons and lots of hand work, as well as a great design aesthetic is well worth it.

I think its super awesome. I respectfully disagree with most of the above comments today. Good luck!

I like it, but my concern is the size. It might be smaller than it first appears.

"...the squares are joined to one another and to the legs with solid wood floating tenons, which required several hundred mortises. The door hinges are hand mortised, and the finish is hand rubbed. The interior has adjustable shelves."

Understanding this, the price makes much more sense.

Thanks Julie!

I've seen this piece in person. It was so beautiful it stopped me in my tracks. Actually, the price is in the ball park of artist made furniture.

This is outstanding work. so creative and beautiful.