Kerin Lifland Design

The overall look of this project can best be summarized as spare and elemental, but with rich textures, crisp detailing and sensuous forms. The suite encompasses, literally, two quarter-pie-shaped executive offices, a secretarial station and a marble-clad executive washroom. The client, a wholesale upholstery fabric distributor, had asked for a serene contemporary environment with a natural pallet. My response was to feature three woods: birdseye maple for the horizontal surfaces, cocobolo for the table legs and aprons, and lightly figured anegre for the wall paneling and cabinetry. The client immediately fell for one of my first sketches showing a table top with draped edges and I was left then to figure out how to actually make it.


		EXECUTIVE OFFICE SUITE Interior design and fabrication, Los Angeles, CA The overall look of this project can best be summarized as spare and elemental, but with rich textures, crisp detailing and sensuous forms. The suite encompasses, literally, two quarter-pie-shaped executive offices, a secretarial station and a marble-clad executive washroom. The client, a wholesale upholstery fabric distributor, had asked for a serene contemporary environment with a natural pallet. My response was to feature three woods: birdseye maple for the horizontal surfaces, cocobolo for the table legs and aprons, and lightly figured anegre for the wall paneling and cabinetry. The client immediately fell for one of my first sketches showing a table top with draped edges and I was left then to figure out how to actually make it.


	EXECUTIVE DESK Birdseye maple and cocobolo 84"W x 42"D x 30" H One of two mirror-image executive desks backed by credenzas built into the paneling. Desks are minimal but nicely animated, a good match for Mario Bellini’s famous Cab chairs. Click for detail of draped corner.


			EXECUTIVE LOUNGE SEATING Leather over maple frames with hand tied springs and down filled seat cushions, cocobolo feet SOFA 84"W x 36"D X 30"H CLUB CHAIRS 32"W x 34"D x 29"H TABLES Birdseye maple, cocobolo and glass with sandblasted rims COFFEE TABLE 36"Dia x 18"HJ SIDE TABLE 24"Dia x 24"H The leather furniture (see Chairs and Sofas) was designed for informal conferencing and sales presentations but is comfortable enough for naps. The glass top tables were inspired by simple jewelry settings.


	CONFERENCE TABLE Birdseye maple and cocobolo with padouk extension slides 48"W (90"W extended) x 60"D x 30"H The conference table expands for occasional board meetings with two 21"W leaves to seat ten comfortably. Click for detail of draped corner.