I really wanted to wait on posting this until I had awesome glam shots taken, but I figured I might as well do it right now.

This is the Italian Consulate, a desk that I designed and built, a CRAFTED O.G. I guess. It’s made of birch, walnut, and steel (legs), and finished with a semi-gloss clear laquer and CRFTD Citron latex paint inside the drawers. It features what I call detachable “saddle bags” underneath the desk on the outsides of the the legs. They hold long, deep drawers, but could be switched out with other fixtures, such as a printer shelf, bookshelf, etc. according to the needs of the customer. As shown, there are five drawers and three confidential pockets.

The Italian Consulate features recessed “Confidential Pockets” with lids. Two of these are on each end of the desk,  and are for storing important documents, confiscated Cuban cigars, or WWIII button…or papers that you are saving for the shredder. One pocket, located in the middle back, holds two six-way plug adapters. One six-way is designed to always be on (which would power a computer, hard drive, and other “always on” elements), and the other is connected to a desktop-mounted switch to power items such as printers, chargers, etc. The function of this strip is to cut down on phantom power; with the flick of the switch, power is cut to the second power strip, and all of those little red lights stop blinking. A second desktop-mounted switch is meant to operate a lamp or other fixture.

More details and photos after the jump.