At one point the inlay work on this cabinet caught the attention of a visitor from the United States, and before long he and I were engaged in a lengthy discussion about design and the works of Art Deco masters such as Jules Leleu and Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann.
Given this fellow's extensive knowledge of furniture design and craftsmanship, I assumed he was either an architect or a designer. It turns out he was neither.
Instead, this fellow turned out to be an entrepreneur who owns a mid sized company located in a major American city. He said he was shopping for ideas on having custom furniture made for his executive office, although he was in no particular rush to have anything done.
In the ensuing years we stayed in touch, until last year when things finally progressed to the point where we were able to move forward with a tangible proposal.
This will be the first post of several that will become a case study of the creative process behind the designing and making of custom furniture for the executive office of our client "JLT".
Next: The Executive Office - (Part 2) - The Initial Site Meeting
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