Chris has never documented his work and it’s a real pity……………his body of work over the last 30 years is astounding.
So………I’ve stepped in to make sure that from now on it’s all photographed.
Chris made this model of the front door for Jimmy Fang’s new house that’s now under construction.
It starts with a pile of wood, in this case maple and wenge.
A week later the pieces are glued up…………….
………..and ready to go in the veneer press.
The original design of this door was to have a dark vertical panel of wenge that you can see it in the model.
But…………I was in the middle of my metalsmithing classes and Chris was inspired by the copper work I was doing.
So……………he found a workshop where he learned to do fold-forming. Fold-forming is a technique developed by Charles Lewton-brain to create shape and texture in copper.
This is so exciting…………….way too time consuming…………..but as I’ve said before……….it’s well worth the effort!!
Chris made 60 pieces………..holy cow………..days and days of work………this was all new stuff……..total discovery…………very exciting!
When all the little pieces were finished he epoxied them to a strip of aluminum.
One long strip and one short one for both the interior and the exterior of the door. The patina on the copper is achieved with liver of sulfer.
Just gorgeous…………jewelry for doors!!
We went to the construction site this afternoon. Chris is ready to install the copper panels. This development of five new homes is being built by our friend Yuval Sofer. This is the second of the five homes being built on the site. Each one will have a door designed and built by Chris.
The panels are epoxied in…………..
Inside and outside.
The door hardware is not installed yet but………….I couldn’t wait to share!
I can’t wait to see what he does next!!
Kathi
wow Now I need this kind work done for my house! wonderfully amazing!
gorgeous door, Kathi..it's going to age to a fine patina over time.. not too often that new development calls for such a unique and handcrafted front door ..just beautiful..
best,
maureen
I love the fold-formed copper!