I've admired this green staircase often. I imagine it in my house. Living and working in Seattle, McMakin produces furniture pieces and architectural additions, all with an artist's approach to craft and a sometimes shock of color. There is a warmth to these pieces-- a meticulous perfection. He cleverly uses scale and materials to call out the new. "I think craft is a very interesting thing...By definition, craft is just the process of the making of something-- that's craft with a big "c." And it can either be highly finished or rough." (The staircase is from a private residence, 2005. The coffee table is maple, oak, elm, steel, and leather from 2000 and the writing table and chair is from 2004, painted eastern maple.) McMakin's studio.
Tuesday, January 29
Roy McMakin on modern craft
Labels: contemporary handmade furniture, designers
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Very nice work Roy; and sensibility. I always appreciate another take on craft in the theoretical sense and appropriation to the way we build today.
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