Cherry Executive Desk
A mid-century executive desk in solid cherry, with a rolled top, finger-jointed corners and drawer pulls set into the fronts.
Solid cherry · Ebony pulls · Leather drawer linings
Nothing that is done well is insignificant.
Custom furniture, made by hand in San Diego.
Bryan Ferris designs and builds furniture from a shop in Barrio Logan: mid-century modern and craftsman work in solid hardwood, made one piece at a time for homeowners, businesses and interior designers across San Diego County.
Selected work
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Walnut · Sustainable veneer · Plywood and hardwoods
What Bryan builds
Most of the work is commissioned one piece at a time, but it tends to fall into four shapes.
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Custom desks
Executive desks, writing desks and built-in work surfaces in solid hardwood.
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Custom dining tables
Tables sized to the room and the seating, on bases built to stay rigid for decades.
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Cabinets and built-ins
Bar cabinets, media consoles, shelving and casework fitted to the wall it lives on.
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Mid-century modern
Tapered legs, quiet hardware and solid wood joinery, made new rather than restored.
How a commission works
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A conversation
You describe the piece and the space it has to live in. Bryan works out the scope and the requirements before anything is drawn.
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A drawing
A $250 design fee starts the design phase and produces a hand-drawn perspective sketch. Seating often goes further, into models and prototypes.
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The build
Once the design, the timeline and the budget are agreed, a 50% deposit starts the work. The design fee comes off that deposit.
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Delivery
The balance is due on completion. Bryan delivers in person wherever he can, which is usually anywhere in San Diego County.
The shop
One maker, one bench, in Barrio Logan.
Bryan trained at Palomar College, in the most comprehensive woodworking program in the country, and has spent his working life since then building custom furniture. He works with homeowners, businesses and interior designers, and he builds every piece himself.
The shop is on Main Street in Barrio Logan. Clients are welcome to see work in progress, and Bryan meets clients in person and delivers the finished piece himself whenever the distance allows. Work does ship nationally and internationally, crated at cost.
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Telephone
- (760) 855-7701
Start with the room.
Tell Bryan what you need and where it is going. Photographs of the space, a sketch on the back of an envelope, or a picture of something you saw once — all of it helps.
Request a quote
Or reach Bryan directly:
(760) 855-7701 bryan@ferriscustomfurniture.com