LAURIE MCKICHAN, fine furniture designer & maker

Designers: Jon Stumbras, Harry Kampert and Christopher Giese

Please contact me if you would like further information. Thanks. - Laurie

32 1/2 " h x 110" w x 25" d .

Made from teak and mahogany.

Designer: Richard Helgeson of Richard Helgeson Furniture - richardhelgeson.com

Table built by Richard Helgeson.

Chairs built by Laurie McKichan.

Made from mahogany and ash.

Designer: Richard Helgeson of Richard Helgeson Furniture - richardhelgeson.com

Deliberately understated, the MK Bench is designed to be equally at home in residential, gallery, and institutional settings.

This versatile bench may be ordered in custom lengths, and can be configured into longer versions by joining two or more modules into a single unit using provided threaded Connectors.

The bench is shipped flat, and assembles in minutes.

Constructed of solid hardwood, the bench blends a disciplined, modernist aesthetic with subtle hand shaping and carefully executed details.

16" h x 42" w x 14" d

Made from ash.

Designer: Nicholas Markell - markellstudios.com

Built by:
Richard Helgeson - richardhelgeson.com,
Laurie McKichan
Jason Holtz - jholtz.com

Liturgical Design Consultant: Carol Frenning

Designer: Richard Helgeson of Richard Helgeson Furniture - richardhelgeson.com

Eucharistic Table built by Laurie McKichan.

Pulpit built by Richard Helgeson and Laurie McKichan.

Baptismal Font built by Richard Helgeson.

Carvings are from the former pulpit built in 1930 by David Johnson, a member of the congregation.

Made from red oak.

Lumber for this project was provided by Tim Carroll of Cedar River Horse Logging.

Design concept by Nick Markell of Markell Studios - markellstudios.com

Design development and construction by Richard Helgeson - richardhelgeson.com, and Laurie McKichan.                                         

The piece is placed in the Chapel Mausoleum of the Resurrection Cemetery at St. John The Baptist Catholic Parish in Excelsior, MN.

The Tree of Life sculpture is an organically shaped piece constructed of mahogany.   Rays of gold leaf converge on the descending dove cut-out. A reading slope holds a custom made book recognizing donors for the Resurrection Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum.

Dedicated October 10, 2010

Designer: Chuck Liddy, AIA, NCARB of Miller Dunwiddie Architecture - millerdunwiddie.com

Altar top made by Laurie McKichan.
Altar base and lectern made by Richard Helgeson - richardhelgeson.com. Carving by Patrick Baillargeon.

A portable altar and lectern for outdoor courtyard

Made from red oak.

Designer: Richard Helgeson of Richard Helgeson Furniture - richardhelgeson.com

Large Display Case: 90" h x 70" w x 17 1/2" d

Made from Ash and Sycamore.

Smaller Reversible Back Display Case: 77" h x 20" w x 15" d

Made from Ash, Ebony and Sycamore.

Designer: Richard Helgeson of Richard Helgeson Furniture - richardhelgeson.com

From a line of occasional tables that includes a hall table and mirror, sofa table, coffee table, and console table.

Made from mahogany, quilted sapele, and ebony.