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akkseum: Gallery, Showroom, and Private Event Venue

"The Garage" is our main space, a showroom for the fine, interior woodworking of Akke Woodworks. It has a full glass roll-up door that opens into our charming, chic one-way street, a bar that we reclaimed from a very early project at Swallow Restaurant/ Swallow East, and a back section that is home to 'Pingtuated Equilibripong' -- our internationally recognized, crazy-ass ping pong table (according to Adrian Covert ofGizmodo).
Examples of our exotic woodworking treatments can be seen in this black walnut and purpleheart 'Ribbon Wall' and this charred douglas fir clad I-Beam.
The space is available to rent as a unique venue for private events. The cost of rental includes a bartender and server.
We used a variety of species of reclaimed wood to create the back area floor. This are has a full perimeter grey-washed planking half-wall with concrete countertops. Perfect for resting your wine glass while you're playing table tennis. This bench is from our Steam Collection at akke 780. And, the crown and picture moldings show some of our special details at akke woodworks.
The back of the space has a kitchenette that showcases custom cabinetry and a coffered ceiling by Akke Woodworks. The finishing on both of these (as well as the plaster wall) are also all done by Lisa Agosti. The ceiling is actually an incredibly convincing decorative mahogany finish painted onto MDF and poplar.
A peek into our powder room. The nautical horizontal planking by Akke Woodworks is a favorite of ours. We also added black walnut details to the toilet, used a cherry burl as a soap shelf, and finished our grey lacquer and purpleheart vanity with an integral sink concrete top by Ben.
Gallery 37 is our primary space for displaying our fine and functional artwork. In addition to 'Whoosh' by Gretchen Fuss, we're honored to have a wall piece by the immensely talented sculptor John Clement. We also make these industrial light fixtures at akke 780.
There's another wide doorway from 'The Garage' into the back section of Gallery 37. This allows for continuous flow throughout akkseum -- essential for facilitating a comfortable and successful event at our venue. 
Our storefront. The main door is a Q-Bert inspired design constructed from solid black walnut, cherry, and quarter sawn white oak.
We're in love with our sign that was masterfully created by Carl Horn from Signs by Eclipse. It's back-lighted, so the whole building behind it glows at night.
Please come by to visit us at akkseum, located at 12b school street in the heart of the Northport Village on the North Shore of Long Island. As this other spectacular sign by Carl displays, akkseum is the home to all of our brands: Akke Woodworks, Akke Functional Art, Gallery 37, Akke 780, and Akke Builders + Craftsmen.
This white oak vertically clad wall (soon to receive a lime finish from Lisa) in 'The Garage' has a doorway into the front room of Gallery 37. 
Here's a close-up of Signe Yberg's ceramics on Akke Functional Art's 'Wormy Inertia, Jr.'. Her pieces are our best sellers, so stop in often to find new, little gems
Signe Yberg's beautiful ceramics are displayed throughout the showroom and gallery on Akke Functional Art and akke 780 sculptural furniture pieces.
More of Signe's pieces are on display on our custom black locust trimmed, black walnut mirrored shelves. These akke 780 pieces are available in custom sizes and in a variety of materials.
This Venetian plaster wall, created by Lisa Agosti from L.A. Creative Finishes, is one of our favorite places to display paintings from our current show. These are from the incredibly talented Gretchen Fuss. Lisa's work can also be seen in our grey-washed planking.
akkseum: Gallery, Showroom, and Private Event Venue
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akkseum: Gallery, Showroom, and Private Event Venue

akkseum is a multi-purpose space, combining the fine and functional art collections in Gallery 37 with a boutique showroom for the interior carpe Read More

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