Watch us turn an old water tower into a beautiful modern sofa table!  Our May-June newsletter also features information on using reclaimed lumber.  Read on!

An update on our Murphy Bed project, as well as an overview of our custom design process, await you in the March-April 2010 Newsletter

We are looking forward to a successful 2010, with lots of interesting projects and happy clients.  Check out our January Newsletter for an update on our spray booth project and an article on metal patina.

Catching up again on adding the newsletters here.  Hope you enjoy them!

November features a 3D rendering of a Murphy bed project

December continues our sustainability theme with photos of an environmentally friendly media credenza and an article about bamboo

September newsletter: Check out the before and after on a custom copper range hood and frieze.  This project required us to coordinate with existing cabinetry. 

October newsletter: Our October highlight is an internal project – the construction of a spray booth within our workshop.  More photos to come!

Take a look at our August newsletter!

CK Valenti Designs was profiled in the local Chandler Republic newspaper on 6/17/09.

CKV in the Chandler Republic

It’s always a joy to get a client who trusts us enough to let our creative juices flow when designing an art piece.  We were recently commissed to create a piece of art using copper.  Our site visit showed us that the client favors straight lines and geometric symmetry – but also has a deep love of nature in all forms.  We were excited to take the opportunity to bring large, rectangular panels together with the natural beauty of copper patina, and the added texture of an agave silhouette.  The result, if we do say so ourselves, was pretty stunning (click for gallery).  Look for this technique to be in more upcoming projects.  Want one for yourself?  Call us!  480.786.0074

We know, you’re all wondering what we have been doing the last six months. We know, we’ve been boring bloggers! New Years resolution: blog more. Okay, so here we go.

Several of our latest projects were for a Latin American restaurant in Tucson, AZ. “Sur Real” is located at Skyline and Campbell, across from the La Encantada shopping mall. The designer of this restaurant really went all out, from green glitter ceiling coverings to lighted tropical wall panels to a hand-molded banyan tree in the entryway. And then of course there were our unique contributions…
- Hanging metal art:

http://ckvalentidesigns.com/gallery/art_surreal/index.html

- Dripping glass hanging system:

http://ckvalentidesigns.com/gallery/railsystem_surreal/index.html

- Bar front mesh:

http://ckvalentidesigns.com/gallery/barmesh_surreal/index.html

Sur Real
Latin American Cuisine
3001 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 133
Tucson, AZ 85718

As you are likely aware, the term “green” has become very popular within the past few years. I come across the term almost every day, whether it’s in a trade magazine, the newspaper, local news or a home improvement TV show. Let’s consider for a moment what exactly is “green”: is it green to put your empty water bottle in the blue recycle bin? Is it green to drive an electric vehicle? Is it green to capture rain water and store it for irrigation use? The answer to all of the above is “yes”… and much more.

The term “green building” is not mentioned as often as just “green”, which has become a general term for being environmentally friendly in numerous ways. Referencing our favorite know-it-all source, here is the Wikipedia definiiton for “Green Building”:

“Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal — the complete building life cycle.”

So how does this apply to CK Valenti Designs? Soon our website will have a page dedicated to green building, and in the coming months you will see how we will apply green building to our projects. This doesn’ t mean we will get into the business of constructing complete buildings – we simply plan to demonstrate green techniques on our smaller projects that make their final home in residential and commercial buildings. We’ve started our focus on using green products, recycling unused lumber, and decreasing the emissions of VOC’s. As we mature along the green building lifecycle, we’ll continue to let you know.

Stay tuned! – Chris