Studio furniture is one-of-a-kind or limited work, designed and built by the same hand. Its roots reach back to the Arts and Crafts reaction against industrial making, and in it the design matters as much as the execution. The movement’s American touchstones — George Nakashima, Wharton Esherick, Sam Maloof, and Wendell Castle — set terms a generation of makers still work within. Among many others: Peter Maynard, in an Arts and Crafts revival vein; Chris Bowman, with a whimsical bent; and James Probst, building custom work in West Virginia.
Design Elements
- Ergonomic consideration
- Creative expression
- The subtleties and variation of the material itself