The Team

 

Desk and shelves for Jake.

We loved building these pieces for our friend Jake Kasdan's new office. Solid walnut with Rosewood Santos veneers. The finish is rubbed oil and wax. 

 

                                  Studio furniture for Inara

We had the privilege of designing and building these pieces for the wonderful and talented Inara George. It's all solid mahogany with some Sapele veneer touches. The finish is rubbed oil. 

Zoom in to get a good look at the leather drawer pulls and door knobs!

 

Bench

Solid walnut with Turquoise inlay.

Bench

"Figured like a fiddle" solid American walnut (49"X20"X17")

Buckeye Burl Coffee Table

Before:

and after with oil finish, white oak base and inlayed turquoise (appx: 60"X 40"X14")

Sound City / Fairfax Recordings

We spent a fair amount of time remodeling the facilities at Sound City in Van Nuys.  (Yes, this is the place in Dave Grohl's documentary film... I think some of us here at KD are in a frame or two.) 

We totally redid the control room, lobby's and offices, updating everything from fairly rough, 1970s and 80s style to what you see here.  Although we altered the live room, replacing the floor, adding bass traps and diffusers, we had to tread very lightly in an effort to maintain the sonic integrity of this famous room.  Sound City has been home to the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash and countless more.  Nirvana recorded "Nevermind" here, the Beatles rehearsed here for their show at the Hollywood Bowl. But, perhaps, highest on my personal list of luminaries, Mel Blanc recorded several Looney Tunes Cartoons here.  Seems every time we tore down a wall, I could hear the strains of "Kill the wabbit!"

 Main lobby

Kitchen               

Lounge area

 Control room

Live room.

This space is appx. 40' X 40', large enough for a small orchestra. It was originally the show room for Vox speakers and was where the Beatles rehearsed.  Off to the left is a spot where, legend has it, Kurt Cobain smashed his guitar on the hidden track and, up above and behind is a little crawl space where Stevie Nicks was said to reside for several months living on nothing but whiskey and cocaine.

Overhead diffusion.

  

(Dave Grohl's drum kit, he was recording the day we took the pictures.)

 Allegedly one of Elton John's pianos.

Offices

Reception

Sound lock