Furniture Design Ideas

M ost people rate comfort as the most important requirement of a chair. Style, appearance, and sturdy join­ery are also undeniable key elements, but if any of these criteria results in an uncomfortable chair, the product may end up being used as little more than an attractive showpiece. Uncomfortable chairs give rise to a familiar […]

D esigning and building chairs is somewhat like writing. Whether you are pro­ducing a simple stool or an ornate dining chair—a short poem or a complex novel—each project has its own form, intent, and inherent challenges, as well as per­sonal, social, and cultural meaning. This range of possibilities is what makes chair design so challenging […]

O ver the years I have built all types of wooden furniture pieces, from stands to cabinets, desks to tables, and case goods to grandfather clocks. Yet to me, the ultimate challenge for a woodworker is to design and build a chair. If you accept the “challenge of the chair,” first acquaint yourself with the […]

I have designed more than 500 pieces of furniture in nearly 50 years of working wood. I have done furniture for homes, offices, churches, and schools, although I prefer designing for homes. Even now I take time to design and make at least five new pieces a year no matter how busy I am or […]