Over the last few months, we've found ourselves inspired by the repetitious geometric patterns of the 1950's and 60's art, architecture and textiles, including more contemporary interpretations.

Retro Concrete Screen Block from Featherlite:

Original Art by Jenn Ski:

130 Krog Street by Judith Knight:

Meredith Roddy's living room rug in Austin, TX:

While attending a lecture during the Heritage Society's tribute to mid-century architecture, David peeked a picture of a groovy set of interior sliding wood panels. They were milled from some kind of hardwood (mahogany? rosewood?) and cut with a Moroccan theme. Itching to use the CNC for something beyond our classic doors, David offered to a fellow attendee to spec the panels for his home.

We started sketching out different designs and looking for materials to test on.

There were certain limitations in design, many based on the physical limitations of the CNC, but David worked around them. After sketching out about a dozen or so and picking a few to digitize, he was ready to take it to the table.

We tested two of the designs on a 1/4-in sheet of MDF.

We loved it. LOVE loved it. It came out better than we expected for a first run.

We have a kind of rule: If we won't put it on our own home, we won't sell it. David unhinged the door of our daughter's bedroom closet and put it up on the table. She's only two, but she loved the results anyway ;-)

Now you can purchase your own mid-century panels or request custom millwork for your kids’ closet doors (or pantry door, or breezeway door, or…)

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