Christopher Solar

Christopher Solar is a designer and maker of unique contemporary furniture.

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'Hatch' screen, 3-panel version in ash. Made to order in 3- and 4-panel sizes and in a range of wood tones. Can be used as a decorative accent or as a functional, semi-opaque partition. Each panel 70"h x 18"w.

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Chilling with the new folding screen. This is the 4-panel version, in ash. Can turn it around / flip it over to change the layout.

#furniture #furnituredesign #foldingscreen #roomdivider #customfurniture

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

I have a thing for folding screens/dividers. Here's a new design, shown in ash. This is meant to be a 3- or 4-panel screen, and it can be rotated or flipped over to change the fold orientation.
#furniture #furnituredesign #foldingscreen #roomdivider

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New Interiors issue is out!
Featuring, among many others, @simmondsarch @CanWarMuseum @2spacephoto @RichcraftGroup @justinvl @jay_s_lim @BarbaraSibbald @SolarFurniture @StyleHausOttawa @BreadByUs @TasteTipple @metcalfehotel @grcarchitects

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

New: white oak end table with wraparound tambour door. Just enough practical storage space inside, especially with the built-in cable access.

28"L x 16"W x 20"H but adaptable to other sizes and shapes.
#customfurniture #furniture #furnituredesign

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New work: coffee table with interior clad in unaltered, reclaimed copper from the roof of Canada's Parliament buildings. The shape of the base is derived from the spires that anchor the ends of Centre Block, but flipped upside down & inside out. 32"x32"x18". Oak exterior.

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When the doors are fully open/folded there is full access to the LP section, despite the doors only protruding 9" from the cabinet.

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New: stereo cabinet in blackened oak with white oak doors. Holds a turntable, amplifiers, and a record collection. The bi-fold doors were designed to give full access to the interior without being in the way when open. Open back for cable access.
36"w x 36"h x 18"d

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

Screen time: the 'Hatch' standing screen in walnut. 78" high x 24" wide per panel. Panels can fold flat in either direction.

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

Just finished: a pair of these walnut cabinets with doors covered in patinated copper from the roof of the Parliament buildings.

The colours (and wear and tear) are as found on the raw material; nothing added but a clear coat.
52"L x 34"H

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Detail: walnut cabinet with doors clad in scales of reclaimed copper from the roof of Canada's Parliament buildings. The patina, dents, and scratches are all as-found -- nothing added except a clear coat.

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

New: the Baton chair. Shown here in white oak with wool blend upholstery in yellow.
#furniture #FurnitureDesign #MadeInCanada #MadeToOrder

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

New: the Saddle Stool, a counter-height stool with a seat in of slung leather or hand-woven Danish cord. Made to order & many options for materials & finishes.

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Last project of the year: white oak sideboard with grooved doors and vibrant red interior, plus a set of table and floor lamps in matching red lacquer. Everform solid-surface top. 60"w x 18"d x 46"h.

#oneofakind #customfurniture

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

A small custom cabinet in white oak: The sliding doors feature a pattern of oak veneer and raised strips of dark wenge wood. 56"x29"x16" deep.

[Christopher Solar @SolarFurniture]

New: standing screen in white oak with white lacquered accents. The pattern is made from 48 identical 'Truchet' tiles that line up with their neighbours no matter how they're oriented. 78" tall x 19" wide per panel.

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Detail of a cabinet completed this week. The case is blackened oak, the sliding doors feature walnut veneer, red lacquered grooves, and silver leaf. So much painstaking assembly on this one!
#furniture #design #handmade

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Wrapping up a busy week of weaving Danish cord seats on a set of Gladstone stools. This is a new bar-height version that joins the existing counter-height and dining chair options for the Gladstone.

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#handmade #madetoorder