Wall Hung Console #1
Walnut 12H x 78″W x 17″D

Wall mounted console table in my portfolio

I wanted to take a moment to go a bit further in depth with my Wall Hung Console #1. This piece has been very well received at both ICFF and the ADHDS. Needless to say I was honored when the piece was featured on two of my favorite design blogs MOCO loco and Freshome. The console was born of a desire to introduce a new piece with drawers. I have always viewed the drawr as a kinetic moment in my work. It had been a while since I had designed a piece with this much potential to “surprise” and the drawers were at the center of this exploration. The other major design factor was the desire to make a wall hanging piece. I have always liked the tension that is created by a floating console. I wanted to create a sense of mass that was floating with impossible ease.

The design process evolved very quickly with this piece and i found myself pulling walnut boards from my lumber rack. Walnut has been my goto wood recently and I had some beautiful boards on hand. The piece was partially born on paper and partially composed as the piece was built. I try to work this way as much as possible because the final piece reflect the joy that I find in the process. At least that is my hope!

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The rough shapes quickly transformed into their final form as I went through the process of subtractive composition. During this stage I try to refine and give reason to the decisions that I made during the additive part of composition. This piece reflects that process at its best.

Pictured below at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show.

By Nico Yektai -
New York based designer/maker Nico Yektai opened the doors to his Hamptons studio in 1995 after completing the MFA program at the School For American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The rigorous technical training complimented his background in Art History, which he studied, at Hobart College in Geneva NY. Yektai has synthesized this background into a singular style that has gained him national attention. Visit nicoyektai.com for more information