Ohio Design

I’ve been looking for MONTHS trying to find a sit-​stand desk that not only functions well but is also aesthetically pleasing. Well I finally found it at Ohio Design! Their Adler Table is a work of art and the most solid piece of office furniture I have even used.
As a creative professional I want my work space to be inspiring and sitting down (or standing) to work everyday with this table does exactly that, inspires. The care for details, the simplicity of design, and the functional artisanship remind me to do the same in my craft.
There are few floor samples (most of their work is custom and heads off to their clients) but their staff did their best to show me what was similar when I paid the shop a visit. The products match what is on their site so I felt confident that I was going to get what I wanted.

I find the three star review to be a strange, something I try to avoid reading and don’t want to write too much. To me, three stars is average, an even C and why would I want to discuss an average experience? Well this three star experience was not average as in mundane. It was average as in an amalgamation of excellence and «WTF?!»
Excellence came in the form of the gorgeous table I received yesterday. The table is walnut and powder coated steel, and there aren’t any details that aren’t necessary. It doesn’t detract from the room it’s in and when you do look at it all your eyes are drawn to the natural grain of the solid wood. I don’t believe you can love inanimate objects but I am very fond of this table. Getting the damn thing was horrible though.
Here’s a chronological list of my gripes in procuring this fine table.
1. No samples?! Everything is made to order so you have to choose all your materials before they begin fabrication. Problem is — if you go visit their shop you’ll find that they don’t have many samples to show you. No chips of powder coated steel, no pieces of various woods with different finishes. Just what they happen to be working on at the moment.
2. Communication. It’s a small operation so I can understand some lag in communication and I won’t say they were exceedingly slow but they weren’t quick either.
3. ¼ Inch. I ordered my table to be 29 ¼ inches tall. Kind of a strange height but I needed that space to clear a set of drawers I already owned. Well right before the thing was delivered I was notified that the table was only 29 inches tall. Instead of being informed of this with some options like, oh I don’t know, we could remake the table for you, or we could give you a discount on this table I was merely given the problem. Their eventual fix was to add some rubber feet to the bottom. They aren’t visible and it works for me — but this is not what I asked for and QC when the thing is on the loading dock is kinda lame.
4. Delivery. «Our delivery driver is sick» That’s not my problem but I had to reschedule anyhow and when was this scheduled? 8pm do the driver could miss traffic. Traffic? Again not my problem. But the real kicker was that the delivery team was one person which meant my $ 150 delivery charge included me helping to get the table out of the truck and inside. What if only my pregnant wife was home?
Again, I really love my table I just hope for the sake of good furniture everywhere that OHIO finds a way to match their artfulness with some business sense– maybe they need more help in the front office — somebody to answer emails — somebody to pull a measuring tape along the production line and somebody to go out on deliveries now and then. As my dad said maybe this is what I get for «being so esoteric»

If you want quality furniture made by skilled professionals, then this is the place for you. David the owner is an amazing designer and his creative pieces are built to last.
Check them out!

Really cool organic designs that use natural materials. They have these wood blocks/​stools, «Blocky» as they’re called. Each one is unique, and they’re not actually that expensive.
You should go buy me one or five.

I recently went to a sample sale at Ohio Design’s Workshop at 22 Shotwell Street, and came away with some amazing and original items. First and foremost was a natural walnut table, which defines rugged elegance (ask me nicely and you can come over and see it). I believe there are some other models available to view at their Fillmore location, but each piece is an unique as the tree it comes from.
I also picked up some cool trays, a few pillows, all with a simple aethestic but that would fit right into any modern home (think Dwell Magazine). David and his team can also custom-​build pieces for you, and they are filled with great ideas and enthusiam for the design process. Solid and functional, nothing quite like it.