Many years ago I began to explore furniture designed for the corner of a room. The idea is that these pieces could slip into a well furnished home without moving another piece out. The pursuit has evolved into an ongoing series.

More information is available in my portfolio site

in Sapele

in Cherry

Construction from my blog

These corner pieces both evolved from the corner piece pictured below. The introduction of cast concrete into my worked opened the doe to the evolution of the form. The concrete helped create the stable foundation of the piece. The rest of the detailing evolves to tie into the concrete element and provide the elements required for each version of the piece to be unique.

I am planning on visiting the series again in the near future.

Corner Piece #3
Sapele, Bleached Ash and White Cast Concrete 60″H x 18″W x 18″D

Corner Piece #3 cherry

Cherry 60″H x 18″W x 18″D

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