John Beck Paper and Steel

Shotgun Table V.2

2010-09-30T20:02:00.001-07:00

Shotgun Table in White. Now what's up?

Funny how things work...

2010-08-17T08:27:00.000-07:00

I was reading Esquire mag. Saw a article about James Victore (www.jamesvictore.com). Checked out his web site. Saw a piece he did on Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet. Researched the book and bought it (iBook version). Funny how things work. God Bless the interweb!

Kitchen Hood

2010-08-08T17:54:00.000-07:00

Early work on a kitchen hood for my sister-in-law. It measures 60" long, by 34" tall. Beefy. Still needs the strapping and bolts to complete the industrial look.

While I was at my favorite coffee shop this AM...

2010-08-06T17:43:00.000-07:00

I felt like I was being fucked. Not the good fucked, but the bad fucked. So I left without ordering. Then I thought of a totally cool quote: "Think you do something great? Bet it could be better".

Web Update

2010-07-29T09:18:00.001-07:00

Cleaned up the webiste, a little revision. Check it out: www.johnbecksteel.com

New light. Early stages

2010-07-23T09:53:00.000-07:00

New pendant light. A take on my Straight Light, BUT we shot this one up with a 12 gauge shotgun ( a Benelli Nova for you gun buffs). Can't wait till it's finished! These will hang in a high condo building in downtown Chicago.

What a shame...

2010-07-19T18:07:00.000-07:00

No one takes initiative any more. Us "problem solvers" are a dying breed. The world is being over run with pussies.

BIG TABLE test fit

2010-06-30T13:12:00.000-07:00

Test fitting parts of a table for a company in San Fran, test fit. 9' square. BIG! Next is paint, graphics and distress. Should be good. There's Myles our new fab man in the background, everyone say hi to Myles! The wood is only being used for temporary support.

MORE DOORS!

2010-06-29T13:01:00.001-07:00

13 feet of badness. Sliding doors we did for a client in the Windy City. Bad mo-fo's.

Big City Desk

2010-06-29T12:54:00.001-07:00

Big City Desk for a high roller. This one has my "Death or Glory" theme. It even has a drawer, my first!

The DOORS!

2010-06-29T12:50:00.001-07:00

A new set of doors (2) we recently completed for a client in Manhattan. The number "303" is the building number. Sweet tits!

Client Photo

2010-04-18T10:18:00.000-07:00

A new fireplace surround we did for a family out East. What a big difference!

New Graphics

2010-03-15T14:25:00.001-07:00

Table 7 has just been designed. Peep this. Similar to it's brother (the NY version), but I'm venturing into the blues. I love it.

Bad photo of a good table

2010-03-03T13:31:00.001-08:00

Here she is kids, in full living color!

Table 6

2010-02-23T09:17:00.000-08:00

Coming soon to the Architectural Digest Home Show in March.

Table 5

2010-01-19T20:58:00.000-08:00

Just shot some trial pics of the newly finished Table 5. Neat-O!

Client Photo

2009-12-06T19:44:00.000-08:00

A client in California sent us this photo of a room they recently completed. We created the steel chalk board mounted on the back wall.

Dig this

2009-11-23T21:00:00.000-08:00

Charles Krafft.

And yet another....

2009-10-23T13:34:00.000-07:00

Here is Table Four in my 1 through 10 series. 108" x 40", all steel painted white with slight distress. The raw steel finish is visible through the words "FOUR".

New Stuff!

2009-10-20T20:17:00.000-07:00

5 new coffee tables

New Surround

2009-10-19T07:43:00.000-07:00

Clients from Colorado just sent me this photo of there freshly installed fireplace surround we built for them. Sweet, huh?

Another random old photo

2009-10-08T21:05:00.000-07:00

The first Table #7. Steel base with concrete 3 piece top. 108" x 36".

Sneak peek fo' my peeps...

2009-10-05T18:56:00.000-07:00

Mmmm. A new series of coffee tables. Numbers 1-5 will be done this week. 48" x 48" x 16", all steel with salvaged wood interiors (for support). Sa-weet.

Random old photo

2009-10-03T21:26:00.000-07:00

Reclaim wood drawers, new steel frame with glass top.

Random Old Photo

2009-09-24T06:36:00.000-07:00

I got luck with my timing and took this pic about 10 years ago at a motorcycle rally. I kinda like it and thought I'd share.

Git Down Brown

2009-09-20T20:07:00.001-07:00

New Brown Patina fireplace surround.

Floor Registers

2009-09-20T20:02:00.000-07:00

Just shipped these awesome stainless steel floor registers to a client in DC. The number is the house address. Super, huh?

Branson Ridge Winery

2009-08-24T11:58:00.000-07:00

These aren't the best pics ever, but you should be able to get the idea. We built the hanging wine rack with the companies name, Branson Ridge. We also built a bunch of rolling carts as well. Looks pretty good. All steel baby, all steel!

Client Photo

2009-08-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

A client from Nebraska just sent me this photo of a table we did for them some time ago. I gotta say it looks great!

Shop Truck has new shoes!

2009-08-03T12:23:00.001-07:00

Burnout city here I come!

Shop Mule

2009-07-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

Here she is, the shop mule. A 1978 Honda CB550. I stripped off what wasn't needed and made a new rear section. Swaped the hand controls for those from a late model CBR600. Is it fast? Yep. Is it loud? Just look at the exhaust, 5" of screaming madness at 9,000 RPM. And the neighbors? Of course they love it...

Treo Salon Pics

2009-07-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

Coverage on the Treo Salon

http://www.twolia.com/blogs/dwellingsanddecor/2009/06/17/interior-spaces-treo-salon/

Installed

2009-07-13T08:34:00.000-07:00

Booby Berk Home (NYC) recently installed the sign I made for them. Looks great. Thanks for the photo Kevin.

Is that a very large door or you just happy to see me?

2009-07-09T21:42:00.000-07:00

Why it's a large door of course, and only one of three! This thing is 12'6" tall and 36" wide. We are doing three for some folks in Chicago to use as sliding doors. This photo shows the door post rust finishing and post door handles as I'm not sure how to handle the door "knob" yet. This thing is so big it makes me laugh, everytime we move them! HA!

INVASION!

2009-07-09T21:36:00.000-07:00

Here ya go. The INVASION has begun. Table #3 in the Ten Table Series. Numbers #1 and #2, which are sold by the way, as well as table #9 in the Chicago Science and Industry Musuem can be seen here along with details.

Do you like the Rock and Roll?

2009-07-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

That's funny so do I! And these dudes rock with some serious energy, The Good Time Engineers. Thanks to neighbor Bob for hooking me up. Rock n Roll!

2 POSTS IN ONE DAY!

2009-06-27T12:36:00.000-07:00

Now that I have your attention, hello?, hello? I thought I'd post up some never before seen photos. The first is a set of 4 very large sliding steel doors created for the architecture firm Arcturis in St. Louis. These are in their new office conference room. Productivity increased 20% after these were installed. Crazy! Want to see other special stuff? Click here.

My first time...

2009-06-27T12:17:00.000-07:00

WELCOME! Now instead of working on paid projects, I can spend my time here, updating what's happening at John Beck Paper & Steel. Great, huh? The above image is from the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's Smart Home exhibit, yes I built the table.