Sandwiches

The shopyard is looking fine in all seasons—what with all the rain and sun and hard work by the FACman and FACwoman (not to mention the bees)—and the showroom is (almost always) tidy and full of pretty things. So come by and kick the tires on some db goods, enjoy a quick chat with a friendly face or two, and, if you're fleet of foot and fast of finger and fond of fowl, try to pick up a chicken. They cluck but they don't bite.

We're open by appointment at both 17 Galapago Street (the shopyard) and 29 Galapago Street (the showroom) in Denver. To arrange a time just drop us a note at info@doublebutter.com or give us a ring at 303-246-5759. We're around most days so if you're in the neighborhood chances are we're close by.

No one has ever accused us of being good at salesmanshippery, or whatever they call it, and frankly we're not likely to argue that point. We've had a couple full-time, all-day-every-day sales folks roll through here on the DB payroll and none have lasted long. We're more of a are-you-handy-in-the-shop sorta company, a get-your-spreadsheet-outta-my-face kinda place, a why-are-you-telling-me-we-need-to-introduce-an-outdoor-collection-in-February type of business. And sure, a little planning never hurts. Getting out in front of it makes some sense. But really, we've been busy. We get to it when we get to it. And that's why we are where we are: pretty much right where we've always been.

But hell, showrooms all over the world or not, the work's lovely. Take these pieces here: a new cafe table, which we're calling the Dingus, and a weather-proof wood version of our iconic (just let us call it that) Roadrunner chair. Both the table top and the chairs are made from Accoya, a softwood that's been pressure-treated with essentially really strong vinegar to make it impervious to rot and remarkably hydrophobic. We blacken it with our old-timey chemistry (vinegar, steel wool and bark tea) and top it off with a gorgeous, satiny outdoor finish. It's really something.

And of course the steel table base is worthy of some praise too: a zinc-rich primer under an outdoor powder coat. And since we hate a wobbly table more than most, a tripod base and round top with a subtle undercut bevel. When will it be available in the shop? As we say, we'll get to it when we get to it. More photos after the jump.

It's been a looooong time coming, but at last we've got a bed that fits like a fitted sheet on the DoubleButter catalog: the Roadrunner. No disrespect at all for the Surfboy, our first bed, beloved by many and happily and soundly slept on for going on 15 years by one of the original DoubleButterers. But the Surfboy is from an earlier time, predating everything else in our catalog. It'll still be available, for sure, but now at last it's got a slumber party buddy.

More images and more photos after the jump. For pricing and the rest of the product lowdown, click here to hit the shop. 

(Well, I wish I could get that excited about nothing.)

Nothing? Are you kidding? #29, Galapago Street! We're somebody now! Dozens of people walk down this street every day! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity, your furniture in a building, that makes people! We're legit!

Things are going to start happening to us now.

In case you think we're just makers of pretty things with no other skills to speak of, consider this: 12 x 8 = 96. We figured that out all on our own, thank you very much. 

Now, that little demonstration wasn't just an excuse to flex our mad mathematical muscles. It's meant to show that when you multiply 8 standard powder coat colors by 12 cushion options you get 96 possible versions of steel seating gorgeousness. And that goes not just for this Grasshopper Rocker here; the same is true across our whole line.

If there are some among you who suffer from menu paralysis (for whom two options may be one too many), please accept our apologies. On the other hand, if there are some who won't be penned into any pasture no matter how expansive and lush, roam freely: we're happy to customize your chairs in your colors with your upholstery. Just give us a ring or shoot us a note and we'll make it so.

In honor of Cleon Peterson's monumental solo exhibition at the MCA Denver we thought we'd share a few pics of his piece Judgement which has been featured for some time now in the informal group show installed in one of our living rooms. Though for the dual purposes of this post the room has obviously been styled as a dining room, since, when abbreviated, Cleon's signature marauding, murder and mayhem spells "Mmm..." and of course that makes us think "Dinnertime!"

Paired here with our 8-seater Turtle dining table in solid walnut with a natural oil-and-varnish finish. The MCA show runs through May 27, 2018; ours lasts for the foreseeable future. The price of admission? You best know how to cook. Or at least bring a machete.

More images after the jump.

Maybe "Prototapas" makes sense in the context of this blog—you know, the blog is called Sandwiches: quickly prepared, broadly accessible, unpretentious chunks of DoubleButter goings-on. But even if you get all that you may still be asking "Prototapas?"

Your question is not unreasonable. Our answer? Bite-sized, appetizing prototypes. A few pieces, moderately priced. Stuff we cooked up in anticipation of some future full-blown product release—what we think of as the proper meal around here. All of them were, when they were made, works in progress, experiments. And they've all been further developed (or they will be) or what made them experimental was abandoned, at least for the time being.

Featured here is a 3-seater Roadrunner bench in white oak, one of our favorites and one of a test pair we made recently. More about it and the rest of the current menu can be found through this link: happy snacking.