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Diversity: Studio Furniture -part1
Now thru September 30, 2004

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The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture 1940-1990
Museum of Fine Arts, Bosto
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Nov. 12, 2003 - Feb. 8, 2004

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Cabinets of Curiosities
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Loretto
Nov/. 03 to Feb. 2004
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Chicago: November 4-7

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Museums
Mint Museum (NC)
Detroit Institute of Arts
American Craft Museum
Renwick Gallery
Made in Oakland:
The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Organizations
James Renwick Alliance

The Furniture Society
Chicago Furniture Designers Association
Minnesota Woodworkers Guild

Galleries

Function + Art (IL)
Wexler Gallery (PA)
Pritam & Eames (NY)
Gallery of Functional Art (CA)
Meredith Gallery (MD)

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Richard Bennett & Associates
Detroit-based Sculptor and designer specializing in contemporary creations in metal

Todd Wolfe
Central NY artist and craftsman specializing in contemporary wood furnishings

Bradley Maddalena
A relative newcomer to exhibitions and galleries, Bradley is no stranger to wood. His soulful and unexpected creations are hallmarks of inspiration and exectuion.

Dale Wedig
Dale combines whimsy, found objects, heavy metal and fire to forge his innovative and exciting creations.

Maxwell Davis
I try to express the dual nature of glass- the sensuality and fluidity of hot glass and the cold, hard and dangerous connotation of flat glass

Chris Martin
Professor and studio furniture maker with a flair for dramatic creations of wood, metal...and anything that strikes his fancy

John W. Williams
Sculpted wood furnishings with both formal and organic heritage. Perhaps playfully elegant... desks a specialty.

Peter Handler
Bright anodized aluminum, playful design, precise construction and vibrant upholstery combine to make furniture that makes a statement unlike any other!

Scott Grove
Well-designed casegoods and furnishings with unusual lustres and finishes

Lee Weitzman
Neo-classic studio and limited production furniture

Chris Poehlmann
Practicing his unique brand of minimalism, Poehlmann strives to produce aesthetic solutions for the furniture and lighting markets.

Kerry Vesper
Kerry Vesper creates sculpture, furniture and sculptural bowls... using power carving, grinding, and sanding tools to create flowing shapes in his pieces, which incorporate laminated wood and plywood.

Paul Freundt
An accomplished sculptor, Paul also fabricates timeless furniture from steel, aluminum and bronze.

Arno Verhoeven
I try to develop furniture which explores the nature of relationships by including or excluding seemingly contradictory materials, forms and structural elements and questioning the overall notion of how furniture actually functions in our daily lives.

 
 

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Terry Bostwick

Multiple styles, especially a techinique wherein wood furniture looks as though made from steel - truly amazing stuff!

William Stranger
Neo-Rustic designs..influenced by the structure of trees, buildings and animals; often constructed from recylced timber and materials.

Joel Urruty
Fresh new, geometric-organic approach to furniture and sculpture.

Cameron VanDyke

Innovative materials, shapes resulting in throughly contemporary sculptural furniture.

Ric Allison
Elegant, sensous forms in wood... exquisitely crafted. A delight!

Andrew Muggleton
sleek, spare, curv-i-licious pieces... bit more mod than neo-transitional; crafted from exceptional woods.



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EXTENDED! Now thru September 30..
at Function + Art (IL)
Diversity: Studio Furniture -part1
This group show, with more than 24 works by more than a dozen makers is an excellent reference and mini-survey of the field.

Next up: "Embouldered" - new furniture by Brent Skidmore. Opens Fri. October 1 and runs through Noember 7, 2004
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isit online: www.functionart.com

Right at Home: American Studio Furniture
Renwick Gallery, Washington DC
NOW - January 2005

From elegant and streamlined to bright and bold, the designs in "Right at Home: American Studio Furniture" highlight the originality, craftsmanship and personalities of studio furniture artists. This exhibition contains 58 objects by 47 artists, including both functional and purely sculptural pieces, with most created since 1990. The hallmarks of studio furniture include one-of-a-kind, custom-designed pieces for the home created in small-scale shops. The value of the piece is based not on its functionality, but on the artist's vigorous conceptual approach to design and construction                          read MORE..

9th Annual Furniture Society Conference (San Diego, CA June 8-11, 2005)
Annual gathering of furniture artisans, educators, and collectors... Next year's theme: "The Other Side: A Tradition of Alternatives". This is the epicenter of the Studio Furniture movement, and these conferences are not to be missed!

Learn more here...