Designing and making furniture is a natural and perfect match for myself.
It allows me to exercise creativity, be pragmatic, and take a hands-on approach to objects manifesting. It’s a nice balance between the left and right brain hemispheres, logic and imagination.
Designing presents a paradigm of competing and complimentary interests that are carefully and deliberately synthesized to a satisfying state of resolution. The interests are represented by the client, the public, and the designer.
The client has interest in a need or function of a thing. They may or may not have aesthetic determination. Other client factors are their physical environment and value. The public interests are the safety, usability, and the visual consumption of the object.
As a designer, my interests arise from a variety of sources. An important and obvious source of inspiration is nature, the ultimate designer. Nature provides an infinite repository of forms, shapes,
and compositions that cease to inspire. Examples of natural manifestations are the Pear Chair and Temple Peeks.
Architecture is another important source of influence. It is the built environment that is three-dimensional art and serves a purposeful function. All styles speak a distinct vocabulary and have merit. Furniture is a form of architecture within the architecture itself. Form and composition are apparent. High Back Stool is an example.
There are cultural and urban influences. Images, icons, philosophy, fashion, music and art of the world’s culture from Asian, African, Europe, and America. Contemporary and popular culture is also influential with technology and environmental sensitivity.
Every design begins with a point of inspiration and evolves. These may be of my own or from the client. The aesthetic derives from my experience and style. The balance of interests is the manifestation of the object. Every part of the object is meticulously considered and calculated.
My goal is to achieve a design that challenges new boundaries and explores the line between art and function.