Schwantje Stuart

 

 

Cherry shoji screens with Sapele lower door panels and Kinwashi Warlon laminated paper. The pattern is what I call Mona Pearl's moon since I think she was the first person we built  this style for. Actually the first was a smaller version that you can see here.

 

As usual, Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall. The shoji are to span 116" less side jambs. Each shoji is 40" x 80" x 1-3/8"

 

Shoji kumiko detail

 

Lower door panel in Sapele

 

Inlaid Ebony door pull detail

Public47 Architects - Ambo residence

Beech shoji screens as room divider to span 181" width - only 4 pictured due to our space limitations. Each shoji is 31-5/8" x 95-1/2" x 1-3/8" - with 1 mm Warlon, Sapele intermediate door panels and inlaid Ebony door pulls.

 

 

Elvis stepped in for scale. He is six feet tall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haven Hill Builders

 

 

Shoji screens built out of Sapele with 1 mm White Warlon.

This group of 4 (not all shown) spans a 147" kitchen area.

Each shoji is 38-1/4" x 91-7/8" x 1-3/8".  Elvis stepped in for scale.

 

Two of the kitchen shoji on their own. 

 

Downstairs closet shoji - 33-5/8" x 91-7/8" x 1-3/8"

 

Upstairs closet shoji - 25-3/4" x 92" x 1-3/8"

 

Barnard

 

 

Sapele shoji screens, one set of a pair for closets, with K21 and 1.0 mm Kinwashi Warlon.

Span is 70" x 80". Each shoji 36" x 75-5/8" x 1-3/8".

 

Elvis stepped in for size - He is 6 feet tall.

 

Shoji pocket door - 36" x 79-1/2" x 1-3/8".

 

 

 

 

Joinery detail.

 

Corneal

 

Previous client needed one additional shoji. Built in Sapele with 1 mm White Warlon insert material and Ebony door pulls. Shoji size - 33-1/2" x 97-1/4" x 1-3/8". 

 

Elvis stepped in for size - he is 6' tall.

Treyball

 

 

Three shoji screens to span 108" wide opening. Built in Maple with a Sapele 'moon' and Sapele bottom door panels. Each shoji is 37-3/8" x 88-5/8". The pictures don't do these justice - so pretty in person. We worked with our client on the kumiko pattern. 

Frances did a wonderful job on the layout, note how the lower kumiko lead the eye to a "horizon" where the  moon quietly sets.

We are much better at making shoji than taking photo's-

those Sapele panels have a ribbon grain and absolutely glow with reflective beauty.

Praise the tree, we had nothing to do with that!

 

 

The moon shows a bit darker than actual in the photo.

 

This is a better color example. Pencil for scale. We try to keep the joints tight!

 

 

All our free floating kumiko ends are beveled to finish them off cleanly.

 

 

Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6 ft tall.

 

 

Shoji pocket door with the same kumiko pattern scaled down for this 28" x 80" door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square Root Construction

 

 

Sapele Shoji screens to span 110-5/8" wide pocket with Kumiko pattern #2, 1 mm Warlon laminated paper, inlaid Ebony door pulls and a satin Nickel edge pull not pictured.

 

 

Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall.

 

 

Close up of the super figure in the Sapele kumiko.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wallingford

. "Rising moon with clouds over water."
 Sapele, Amber Warlon acrylic.

 The moon is a slightly lighter wood, the "ocean" is  a Fibonacci series- 1,2,3,5...
 And Ed got creative with the joinery.. see detail images following. Shoji panel size is 38-1/2" w x 40-1/2" h. This is a fixed panel designed to be back lit for a night light. 

This is how we finish the ends of unsupported kumiko- a nice clean bevel- the piece is about the size of a pencil