Vince Meyer
Things Japanese
and tansu stands
Vince Meyer repurposes vintage Japanese architectural panels (ranma) as contemporary tables. He uses his artisan skills to custom fashion each table base to precisely fit each panel. He uses similar techniques to create custom stands for your Japanese tansu or other cabinetry.
“The ranma is a work of art and I want people to enjoy that artistry and to make it useful as a contempoary table. The tansu stands lift them to a more useful height, protects them from just being on the floor, and gives them a museum quality.” -Vince Meyer
Mr. Meyer has a BA, with Honors, in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and is the co-owner of Avenue 12 Gallery.
Vintage Japanese Panels
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #1902 AB 50″ x 15″ x 1″ (each) $1250 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #006 AB 16″ x 73″ x 1″ each $750 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #603 AB 18″ x 67″ x 1″ (each) $750 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #786 17″ x 68″ x 1″ $1250
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #510 17″ x 68″ x 1″ $750
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #781 AB 14″ x 68″ x 1″ (each) $950 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #796 15″ x 72″ x 1″ $950
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #797 15″ x 71″ x 1″ $950
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #420 AB 15″ x 74″ x 1″ (each) $650 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #542 10″ x 73″ x 1″ $400
Vince Meyer – Japanese Windows #724 AB
40″ x 16″ x 1″ (each) $450 for the pair
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #1310 AB 16″ x 68″ x 1″ (each) $650 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Ranma (Transom) #1638 AB 16″ x 67″ x 1″ (each) $900 each
Vince Meyer – Japanese Soroban #1626
10″ x 40″ x 2″ $450
Vince Meyer – Japanese Window #7120
17″ x 32″ x 1″ $500
Vince Meyer – Japanese Folding Screen #1613
48″ x 72″ x 1″ $600
Unique Tables
Vince Meyer – Ranma Console Table #NEL (detail) 68″ x 16″ x 36″ tall. $1750
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass.
Vince Meyer – Ranma Console Table #NEL
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass 68″ x 16″ x 30″ tall. $1750
Vince Meyer – Ranma Coffee Table #562 65″ x 27″ x 18″ tall $2500
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass
Vince Meyer – Ranma Coffee Table (Detail) #562 65″ x 27″ x 18″ tall. $2500
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass
Vince Meyer – Yoshido Breakfast Table #154
Japanese Yoshido (reed), Powder-coated steel, Glass. 36″ x 34″ x 30″ tall. $950
Vince Meyer – Katagami Cocktail Tables
Japanese Katagami, Powder-coated steel, Glass 16″ x 20″ x 18″ tall (each) $500 (each)
Vince Meyer – Fabric Coffee Table
Dyed Fabric, Powder-coated steel, Glass 32″ x 32″ x 18″ tall. $575
Vince Meyer – ‘Go’ Cocktail Table #1613
Japanese Go Board, Powder-coated steel. 17″ x 16″ x 18″ tall. $425
Vince Meyer – Katagami Cocktail Table
Japanese Katagami, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Console Table (large)
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Console Table (large) – Installation
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Coffee Table
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Coffee Table – Installation
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma End Tables
Two Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Desk
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Katagami End Table with Shelf
Japanese Katagami, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Dining Table
Two Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Yoshido Coffee Table
Japanese Yoshido (reed screens), Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Katagami Console Table
Japanese Katagami (paper stencil), Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Console Table (detail)
Japanese “Natural” Ranma. Double-leg “F” style SOLD
Vince Meyer – Ranma Console Table (Detail)
Japanese Ranma, Powder-coated steel, Glass. SOLD
Katagami (Japanese paper stencils for dyeing kimono)
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 6K 14″ x 20″ $350
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 7AF 27″ x 19″ $800
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 7I 26″ x 18″ $650
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R3 22″ x 18″ $400
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R7 31″ x 27″ $500
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R8b 19″ x 19″ $350
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R10a 19″ x 23″ $350
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R10b 19″ x 23″ $350
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R12a 19″ x 23″ $350
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) 8R12b 19″ x 23″ $350
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) AQ4 28″ 20″ $750
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) AT1 37″ x 20″ $450
Japanese Katagami (Stencil) H1-2 36″ x 22″ $600
Made-To-Order Tansu Stands
Vince Meyer – Stand for Japanese Tansu
Custom Stand for Client’s Tansu SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stands for Korean Chests
Custom Stand for Client’s Chests SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stand for Japanese Tansu
Custom Stand for Client’s Tansu SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stand for Japanese Tansu
Custom Stand for Client’s Tansu SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stands for Japanese Tansu, Component Rack, and Speakers
Custom Stands for Client’s Tansu SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stands for Chinese Boxes
Custom Stands for Client’s Boxes SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stand for Unique Box
Custom Stand for Client’s Box SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stand for Japanese Mizuya Tansu
Custom Stand for Client’s Tansu SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stand for Japanese Tansu
Custom Stand for Client’s Tansu SOLD
Vince Meyer – Stands for Slate Tiles
Custom Stands for Client’s Tiles SOLD
Japanese Scrolls
Japanese Scroll 161 Taisho Period- Mounting Silk Brocade: 77″ x 29″ – Image: 52″ x 26″
Japanese Scroll 161 -detail 1
Japanese Scroll 161 -detail 2
Japanese Scroll 161 -detail 3
Japanese Scroll #162- Taisho Period, Image: 43″ x 19″, Mounting: 69″ x 23″ Silk Brocade
Japanese Scroll 162 -detail 1
Japanese Scroll 162 -detail 2
Japanese Scroll 162 -detail 3
Japanese Scroll 167a Showa Period – Silk Brocade Mounting: 88″ x 21 1/2″ – Image: 49″ x 16″
Japanese Scroll 167a -detail 1
Japanese-Scroll 167a -detail 2
Japanese Scroll 167a -detail 3
Japanese Scroll 167b Showa Period – Silk Brocade Mounting: 88″ x 21 1/2″ – Image: 49″ x 16″
Japanese Scroll 167b -detail 1
Japanese Scroll 167b -detail 2
Japanese Scroll 167b -detail 3
Japanese Scroll 163 Taisho Period – Silk Brocade Mounting: 83″ x 22″ – Image: 50 1/2″ x 16 1/2″
Japanese Scroll 163 -detail 1
Japanese Scroll 163 -detail 2
Japanese Scroll 163 -detail-3
Japanese Scroll 166 Showa Period – Silk Brocade Mounting: 60″ x 19″ – Image: 28″ x 13 1/2″,
Japanese Scroll 166 -detail 1
Japanese Scroll 166 -detail 2
Japanese Scroll 166 -detail 3
ARTIST STATEMENT
As the owner of Avenue 12 Gallery, it is an honor to present contemporary art by up-and-coming emerging and mid-career artists, alongside my custom Japanese-inspired creations.
BIO
Vincent ‘Vince’ Meyer is a native of San Francisco, and the co-owner of Avenue 12 Gallery. He started is artisan career in 1968 at the age 11 by helping his father in the family metal fabrication and repair business, ‘Metal Mending,’ located on Clement Street in San Francisco. After high school he began working there full time, ultimately owning the business and maintaining it at that location until 1988. During those years he was introduced to the world of Japanese woodwork by creating metal bases for Japanese tansu (cabinets) for Japanese Antique dealers and interior designers. He became more deeply appreciative of Japanese art and culture during this period, eventually traveling to Japan.
In 1989 he returned to school and received a BA in Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley in 1993. Combining his new design skills with his love of Japanese artistry, he focused exclusively on combining Japanese woodwork with his custom metalwork and recreated his business as Table Asia. In 2005 he opened Table Asia Gallery at its current location in San Francisco. In 2016, in partnership with his wife Rachel, his offerings were expanded to include contemporary art, and the business was rebranded as Avenue 12 Gallery.
CV
1993 BA, with Honors, Landscape Architecture, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley
Honors and Awards
2014 Sausalito Art Festival First Place: Functional Art
2009 City and County of San Francisco Certified Green Business
2008 BAYLIST Winner: Best Furniture in the Bay Area
2007 California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition Fiona Ma Majority Whip
Memberships
San Francisco Art Dealers Association
Publications
San Francisco Chronicle November 28, 2007 HOT STUFF By Laura Thomas “Tasteful Tables A new medium for Japanese art form”
Richmond Review January 2017 “Premier of New Art Gallery” by Thomas K. Pendergast
Past Representation
Bekeley Mills
Fumiki Fine Arts
Genji Antiques
Gump’s
Imari Gallery
Kiku Imports
Kimura Gallery
Nakura
Orientations
Ren Brown Collection
Robert Brian Company
Roger Barber
Tansu Design Imports
Partial Client List
Audrey Brant Interiors
Barbara Jacobs Interior Design
Beautiful Orchids
C&M Designs
David Bates Interiors
David James Design
Gilleland Interior Design
Harmonique
Indigo
Jim Riley Designs
Laurie Ghielmetti
Mark Jordan Enterprises
Marks & Marks Design
Martha Tout Interior Design
Martino Interiors
Navarra Design
Philpotts & Associates
Stinson Beach Gallery
Tantalus Studio
Wiseman Group
Wheeler Design Group
1101 Lake Street at 12th Avenue
San Francisco CA 94118
415-750-9955