Robert Russell Designs
A rendering of a solid walnut dining table with a matching bench, one of Rob's pieces, in a sunny eat-in kitchen.

Shown in a rendered room

Specify a piece you have already seen.

For interior designers and architects. Every commission is drawn before anything is cut. You see a 3D model showing the shape, proportions and details, along with AI-assisted visualizations to help you see the piece in a finished space. When slabs are used, the actual slabs are laid out in the drawing.

  • Drawings Yours, or mine
  • Samples Physical, matched to your scheme
  • Delivery Generally in person across Chicagoland, white glove beyond

What you receive

3D model of a long plank-top table on a pedestal of vertical boards set in a cross, standing on a rectangular plinth.

01DrawnThe 3D model

The same pedestal built in walnut under a long walnut top, standing on its rectangular plinth on a pale oak floor.

02BuiltThe finished table, installed

A long walnut table on the same pedestal, drawn for a rectangular plinth. The model, and the finished table.
A long conference table with a figured light hardwood top and an angular black steel base, in an office conference room with a dark wall.
  1. Slab layout

    Each candidate slab is photographed by the supplier, cut out, and sized against the measurements marked on it, then arranged to your dimensions. You see the actual boards, not a representative image.

  2. Model

    A 3D model built from the slab layout, not a render of a generic piece. The drawing is held to 95 to 99 percent of the finished piece.

  3. Finish samples

    Physical samples, matched to the flooring, cabinetry, paint, fabric or finish sample in your scheme, so the material can go in front of the client with the rest of it.

  4. Delivery and installation

    Generally handled personally across Chicagoland, white glove beyond it, and installed. Pieces have gone to 47 of the 48 continental states.

Working together

The same conference table seen through the glass wall and doors of the room.

For commercial spaces

Conference tables and carved wall pieces, drawn for the room they are going into: offices, conference rooms, hospitality spaces, restaurants and corporate interiors.

Working to an installation or an opening date? Tell me at the start. Expedited timelines may be available for select projects based on production capacity.

Conference tables Architectural wall art

Pricing and terms

Every piece is priced individually, against its size, the wood and the work the design asks for. Send the drawing and I can usually give you a rough price on the first call.

Most commissions
$6,000 to $20,000
Lead time
6 to 12 weeks from design approval
Deposit
40% of the initial approved project price, to book the commission
Cancel within
5 business days

Tell me about the project

The firm, the piece and the date you are working to. Drawings and samples can follow.

I answer every one myself.

Rather talk it through? Call or text me at (630) 492-1417.

The studio

Maker
Rob Showalter, who designs and leads every commission
Studio
Geneva, Illinois
Capacity
A limited number of commissions at a time
Studio visits
By appointment
Delivered to
47 of 48 continental states