Remarkable Mentors: Tage Frid
Frid’s mantra was “Design around the construction,” meaning that the dictates of structure and joinery should be the starting point for a piece; its style could flow from there.
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Remarkable Mentors: Sam Maloof
Maloof’s furniture has inspired woodworkers of all stripes with his unique inspirational design and charismatic charm in his furniture.
Read moreRemarkable Mentors: George Nakashima
George Nakashima is known for blending aesthetic inspirations from Japanese, Danish modern, and American Shaker and Windsor traditions. He produced furniture with a commanding presence that was at once elegant, invitingly tactile, and a bit mysterious.
Read moreRemarkable Mentors: Wharton Esherick
Wharton Esherick was a genius steeped in the arts and he produced some of the most influential woodcuts and carved wooden sculptures.
Read moreRandy Ogle, chairmaker and musician
This section of Andrew D. Glenn’s book Backwoods Chairmakers: In Search of the Appalachian Chairmaker gives a glimpse into the life and work of Randy Ogle, a third-generation woodworker in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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