Anima Piano Desk

Custom Walnut Piano Desk
Residential Commision
Manhattan Beach

The Anima Piano Desk is designed to live comfortably between worlds. At rest, it reads as a refined console or writing table—clean-lined, architectural, and grounded in material. When opened, it reveals its second life: a carefully housed digital piano, framed in solid wood and brass, inviting play without announcing itself.

Crafted from select walnut, Anima balances modern restraint with subtle references to traditional furniture forms. A spalted sycamore sheet music shelf introduces organic contrast, while brass details punctuate the piece with warmth and precision. The lid opens with intention, transforming the table from furniture to instrument in a single, fluid gesture.

Anima offers a considered home for modern keyboards—one that honors sound without compromising the surrounding space. It is a piece for living rooms as much as studios, designed for those who want music integrated into daily life, not set apart from it.

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