BENDIX STABLES

Bendix Stables is a beautiful heritage building in Arrowtown which has functioned as a restaurant for many years. The new proprietors were looking to breathe new life into the building and acknowledge the wonderful history of the stable building's original owner, Bendix Hallenstein. 

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Working with a local fine furniture maker for the exterior signs, it was a privilege to upcycle beautiful Rimu door jambs from the local primary school into these signage panels. 

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I used a colour palette of soft slatey greens and dark greys along with metallic golds to create these signs that are at once a compliment to this stunning stone building and look as though they have always been in place. 

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I also made a series of smaller interior signs in pine and finished them with similar colours and effects. 

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I am incredibly happy with these signs and this was a highly enjoyable project. 

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Medium: Resene enamacryl, acrylics and metallic paints. These signs were painted and sanded back a few times over to reveal the texture and character of the Rimu. Then coated with marine - grade UV protective varnish. 

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