MWS modular work surfaces installed in an architects’ office

MWS in use · Architects’ office installation

Joseph A. Kurtz

I build furniture and architectural pieces in Maryland. My work ranges from individual commissions to repeatable table and workplace systems. I also source and process hardwoods for builders, cabinetmakers, designers, contractors, and private clients.

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01 · Product Systems

Two Systems. Two ways of working.

Purpose-built furniture that makes adaptation visible: modular surfaces for changing rooms, and kinetic tables for changing posture.

Black-topped MWS rolling work table in an industrial interior

01A · Modular system

MWS Modular Worksurfaces

Rolling tables, desks and work surfaces for studios and offices. Solid ash bases with Fenix or Marmoleum over one-inch Baltic birch. Available at desk or standing height, with integrated power and cable management.

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White oak TableRaise in the foreground with a black TableRaise behind it on a concrete floor

01B · Kinetic system

TableRaise™ Kinetic Table

A solid-wood table that moves from dining height to standing height. Built around two wooden lifting screws and a concealed drive system. Available in white oak or walnut.

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02 · Architectural Works

Architectural Works

Custom doors, gilded frames, easels and one-off pieces. Designed and built for a particular space, use or client.

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Sapele mahogany door centered within a wall of windows
02.1Sapele mahogany doorCustom architectural work
Raised walnut panel door with brass hardware
02.2Raised walnut panel door
Custom walnut easel in a light-filled interior
02.3Walnut easelSingular commission

03 · Trade Supply

Solid wood selected and prepared for a specific purpose.

Carefully selected solid wood, coordinated panels, glue-ups, and purpose-made components for builders, cabinetmakers, designers, contractors, and private clients.

Selected panels and glue-upsSolid material for specific usesProject-specific components
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Overhead view of red work surfaces with a laptop and measuring and marking tools
Independent design practiceFurniture · Architecture · Trade

Furniture systems shaped by material, movement, and use.

Joseph A. Kurtz designs kinetic tables and modular work surfaces, creates custom architectural works, and supplies carefully selected solid wood, coordinated panels, and custom components for the trade and private clients.