This armoire was commissioned to hold a collection of jewelry, to organize, veiw and keep in a safe place. The challenge was to create a densely packed interior storage for diverse jewelry, including a few secret compartments. The marquetry of abalone shell and dyed wood veneers highlighted the hummingbird, and I enjoyed creating the imagery. I have been playing with knob/handle positions on several recent projects, which is a ‘Design by Hardware Placement.’ kind of idea… This cabinet was started during the construction of the Thistle Cabinet (#66), I proceeded to make two interior drawer units, which meant taking the normal step of building the Thisel cabinet from the outside in, and the unusual step of building the Hummingbird cabinet from the inside out. My helpers on these two projects included Wesley Johnson, Niclaus Josten, Kiva Weinstein-Decker and Kirk Ponto.
This is such a beautiful piece. I love the hummingbird on the inside and on the outside in the tree with the ribbon. What fun it would be to have all those drawers to explore!
This was a such a fun piece to design and build! Thanks for the comment Elizabeth
That article totally got me interested in a jewelry armoire too, though I have so much I practically need a full jewelry closet. Wal-mart has some suprisingly cute ones!
Hey, the design of the armory is incredible .it’s too eye catching.thanks for sharing this article. Will you please tell me, where i can find that? Thanks in advance.. 🙂
Hi Lauren,
Thanks for your comments! This Jewelry Armoire has been sold to a private client and is not available.
Cheers!