Repurposed Antique Bandsaw Equipment Turns Patent Attorney’s Office Into a Superhero’s HQ
Client : Attorney John Lanza
Location : Boston, MA
Description : Office furniture: Computer workstation/conference table, credenza, filing cabinet, and custom “captain’s” chair
Materials :Antique bandsaw: 7ft. wide, 1,000lb.; lathe; vertical shaft and pulley system; tool chest
Timeline : 10 months
Location : Boston, MA
Description : Office furniture: Computer workstation/conference table, credenza, filing cabinet, and custom “captain’s” chair
Materials :Antique bandsaw: 7ft. wide, 1,000lb.; lathe; vertical shaft and pulley system; tool chest
Timeline : 10 months
Challenge: How to create a unique work environment that honors someone’s family history and represents their chosen profession?
Solution: Repurpose the industrial equipment built from a family held patent into the professional office of the successful patent attorney of today.
Dismantling a whole 1890s woodworking shop in Maine (found as a time capsule –still all intact) and repurposing much of the woodworking equipment and re-creating a whole office full of Steampunk furniture and equipment for a patent attorney, John Lanza, Foley and Lardner in Boston’s Prudential Center. Featured is an antique 7 foot, 1,000 lb. bandsaw transformed into a computer workstation/conference table. Also designed and fabricated ‘lathe’ credenza, vertical shaft and pulley display system, tool chest and file cabinet system, wood mold chair and more.