SFist often fantasizes about the day we win the lottery and, among other things, kick our crappy-ass IKEA furnishings to the curb (or hire someone else to do so). Our dream then moves to the refurnishing our fabulous new home montage sequence, where in which MAXsf plays a pivotal role.

In an unlikely spot across from the Kabuki theater, MAXsf's founder and designer James Do displays handcrafted modern furniture and art inspired from the craftsman tradition, with classic Mid-Century and Asian references. All chairs are hardwood, mostly of a mahogany variety, and jointed using standard mortise & tenon. All wood is kiln dried to a neutral standard to reduce likelihood of fractures and movement. We aren't sure what this means, but it sounds good to us. We just think their stuff is pretty.

And now we can live the dream of hanging out with this furniture, food and drink in hand. On July 29, MAXsf will be celebrating their new line, as well as wishing James and his family safe travels as he returns to his native Vietnam to oversee their new factory. Show up at their studio at 1600 Fillmore at Geary (phone is 415.440.9002) between 6 and 10 on Friday for music, food, drink, and kick-ass coffee tables.