This article summarizes the work of several New Jersey furniture artists. It describes unique pieces created through techniques like straw marquetry and woodcarving. Artists strive to make functional yet visually pleasing pieces that convey their vision. Custom commissions are highlighted, such as a Jacobean-style suite for the New Jersey Statehouse. Contact information is provided for the artists.
This document provides summaries of and excerpts from several books related to art and design, biography, spirituality, and travel memoirs. It includes summaries of books about Alex Grey's mystical paintings, making art as a practice, ecstatic healing through shamanism, the life of Madame Blavatsky as the founder of theosophy, a memoir of time spent in Harlem, and accounts of experiences with occult practices in New York in the 1960s-1980s.
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The document provides details about the renovation of the Old Victorian Lady building in Cape Town, which now houses the NewSpace Theatre. The building underwent a makeover led by architect Kristof Basson and design company Kubik, who incorporated a modular aluminium construction system to contrast with and complement the heritage structure. The renovation has brought new life to the old building while respecting its original Victorian architecture. It is hoped that the NewSpace Theatre will help establish a cultural hub on Long Street.
Eternal Vigilance is a 500-pound bronze statue created by local artist John Silk Deckard and installed in front of the Erie Art Museum in 1983. Deckard depicted the work as a "heroic, self-clutching figure" and hoped viewers would unravel its meaning. The statue took over a year to complete using the lost wax casting technique, where Deckard first made a small wax model and then a larger version to cast in bronze.
This document provides an overview of an art exhibition by Kevin E. Collander titled "An Artist's View of the City". It includes summaries of several of Collander's watercolor artworks that depict urban landscapes and architecture from Columbus, Ohio, including "North Shorty", "Dakota High", "Short North Night Blues", and "Greystoned". Brief biographical information is also provided about Collander, who was born in Cleveland and currently lives in Columbus, working as both a watercolor artist and interior designer.
A Richmond Hill artist named Maureen Kerstein creates dreamy watercolor seascapes inspired by her lifelong love of water. She paints freely without reference photos or sketches, letting the watercolors flow freely on the paper to create abstract, fluid works. Kerstein finds the creative process calming and therapeutic. Her seascapes capture the transient colors and moods of the ocean through loose brushwork.
Sally J. Hammond discusses how a home reflects its owner's personal style and signature. A home becomes a true home when its furniture arrangement, color palette, and design fit the owner's individual needs and tastes. The marriage of functional and beautiful design creates a wonderful living environment. A homeowner's style is conveyed through art, accessories, and other personal touches that reflect their personality. Together, art, function, and style create a home that embraces its owners.
How Maui artist, Ed Lane sees and translates beauty in the world to canvas. "...when I think of the discovery of beauty, it’s about finding the essence of the subject, even if it’s not par-
ticularly beautiful on the surface." Published in Hawaiian Style Magazine
This document provides an overview of various folk arts, crafts, and cottage industries in Bangladesh. It discusses different art forms like Alpana floor paintings, Nakshi Kantha embroidery, wood carving, metal crafts, and more. It describes the raw materials, tools, motifs, categories and regional variations of these art forms. Traditional folk arts are often community-based and serve religious, social or aesthetic needs, while some crafts like those of blacksmiths and weavers also provide livelihoods.
This document provides summaries of and excerpts from several books related to art and design, biography, spirituality, and travel memoirs. It includes summaries of books about Alex Grey's mystical paintings, making art as a practice, ecstatic healing through shamanism, the life of Madame Blavatsky as the founder of theosophy, a memoir of time spent in Harlem, and accounts of experiences with occult practices in New York in the 1960s-1980s.
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The document provides details about the renovation of the Old Victorian Lady building in Cape Town, which now houses the NewSpace Theatre. The building underwent a makeover led by architect Kristof Basson and design company Kubik, who incorporated a modular aluminium construction system to contrast with and complement the heritage structure. The renovation has brought new life to the old building while respecting its original Victorian architecture. It is hoped that the NewSpace Theatre will help establish a cultural hub on Long Street.
Eternal Vigilance is a 500-pound bronze statue created by local artist John Silk Deckard and installed in front of the Erie Art Museum in 1983. Deckard depicted the work as a "heroic, self-clutching figure" and hoped viewers would unravel its meaning. The statue took over a year to complete using the lost wax casting technique, where Deckard first made a small wax model and then a larger version to cast in bronze.
This document provides an overview of an art exhibition by Kevin E. Collander titled "An Artist's View of the City". It includes summaries of several of Collander's watercolor artworks that depict urban landscapes and architecture from Columbus, Ohio, including "North Shorty", "Dakota High", "Short North Night Blues", and "Greystoned". Brief biographical information is also provided about Collander, who was born in Cleveland and currently lives in Columbus, working as both a watercolor artist and interior designer.
A Richmond Hill artist named Maureen Kerstein creates dreamy watercolor seascapes inspired by her lifelong love of water. She paints freely without reference photos or sketches, letting the watercolors flow freely on the paper to create abstract, fluid works. Kerstein finds the creative process calming and therapeutic. Her seascapes capture the transient colors and moods of the ocean through loose brushwork.
Sally J. Hammond discusses how a home reflects its owner's personal style and signature. A home becomes a true home when its furniture arrangement, color palette, and design fit the owner's individual needs and tastes. The marriage of functional and beautiful design creates a wonderful living environment. A homeowner's style is conveyed through art, accessories, and other personal touches that reflect their personality. Together, art, function, and style create a home that embraces its owners.
How Maui artist, Ed Lane sees and translates beauty in the world to canvas. "...when I think of the discovery of beauty, it’s about finding the essence of the subject, even if it’s not par-
ticularly beautiful on the surface." Published in Hawaiian Style Magazine
This document provides an overview of various folk arts, crafts, and cottage industries in Bangladesh. It discusses different art forms like Alpana floor paintings, Nakshi Kantha embroidery, wood carving, metal crafts, and more. It describes the raw materials, tools, motifs, categories and regional variations of these art forms. Traditional folk arts are often community-based and serve religious, social or aesthetic needs, while some crafts like those of blacksmiths and weavers also provide livelihoods.
This document discusses the vision of Tourism 3.0, which aims to transform the tourism industry through collaborative business models, human-spirit driven missions, and empowering stakeholders. Key concepts of Tourism 3.0 include collaborative destination platforms that facilitate interaction; missions focused on environmental, social and economic issues; engaging "Tourists 3.0" through authentic experiences and co-creation; and building trust-based communities through open innovation and addressing members' concerns. The goal is for destinations to operate as ecosystems where all stakeholders participate in generating experiences and stories.
To write a story, first decide on the characters and their traits. Next, establish the setting by considering when and where the story will take place. Then, introduce the problem or main event that will drive the plot. Include a summary of important events that happen as the plot unfolds and works toward a solution and ending that resolves the initial problem. Key elements to consider are who is involved, where and when it happens, what occurs, how it occurs, and why it matters.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
Key Data on Education in Europe 2009 is a joint publication between Eurydice and Eurostat that provides quantitative and qualitative indicators on education systems in 31 European countries. It presents a comparative analysis of how education systems are organized, the human and financial resources invested, teaching processes, and qualifications awarded. Some of the data presented includes that teachers account for at least 1.5% of the active population in Europe, over 60% of primary and secondary teachers are women, and teacher career status and age distribution varies across countries.
This document summarizes vitamin water marketing efforts in central Florida during March. It lists 6 special events held, including a 5k run and pool party, that sampled over 2,000 cases total. Specific events like the run sampled 50 cases while sampling at a college and airport sampled 60 cases. Marketing facts for the month include the number of events, retail stops, cases sampled, radio impressions, and influencer seedings to athletes and media figures.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
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This document provides an overview of the 2010 edition of the Mosaic Art Now exhibition in print. It includes an introduction by the editors, guest commentary on fine art mosaics, artist profiles, information on mosaic awards and international artists, and a 58-piece exhibition featuring works juried by Dr. Scott Shields. The exhibition includes commentary and high-resolution photos for each work, as well as contact information for purchasing artworks. The goal was to present mosaics as fine art through a selective, cohesive exhibition and provide opportunities to learn more about the artists and medium.
Ed Nash is an art expert who founded Oxford Fine Arts to help people build art collections. He plays many roles for his clients, including teacher, investment advisor, and personal shopper. As an investment advisor, he explains that art can be a good investment to hedge against inflation and provide diversification. He recounts a story of finding a painting at an estate sale for a low price, restoring it, and then selling it to a client for $18,000 after it appreciated significantly in value.
Hawaiian artisans have become enchanted by koa wood, known for its beautiful grain patterns. Koa furniture is prized for its depth, warmth and liveliness from the "chatoyancy" effect. While koa was once plentiful and cheap, it is now expensive and scarce due to high demand. Skilled artisans such as Tom Kaufman and Shaun Fleming spend years mastering koa woodworking and can charge up to $30,000 for elaborate pieces. Artisans and suppliers work to replenish koa stocks through sustainable forestry to ensure the tradition continues.
This document provides information on various types and methods of sculpture. It discusses free-standing or full-round sculptures that can be viewed from all sides. Relief sculptures are attached to surfaces and include high relief and bas relief. Linear sculptures emphasize construction using thin materials. Methods of creating sculpture include subtraction/carving, manipulation/modeling, substitution/casting, and construction/fabrication. Elements of sculptural design include mass, line and form, space, color, texture, and principles such as proportion, repetition, articulation, focal area, scale, and balance. The material, scale, lighting, and environment can all impact the viewing of a sculpture.
Research about relief sculpture
: Types of relief sculpture
: Sample work of relief sculpture
: Materials in relief sculpture
: Techniques in relief sculpture
This document provides an introduction to a course on wood carving. It discusses wood carving as an educational art form that can cultivate mental development through creative expression. The course aims to teach principles of design and appreciation of beauty in nature through a series of graduated exercises. It emphasizes developing imaginative skills over technical proficiency alone. The exercises build upon each other to cover principles like continuity of line, treatment with different tools, and grouping details into designs. The goal is to inculcate an understanding of good design that is applicable beyond any single style.
This document provides descriptions of furniture designers and their work. It features short profiles of various local designers, describing the materials and techniques they use, inspiration for their designs, where their work can be found, and background information on their careers and education. The profiles highlight handcrafted, sustainable furniture made by artists working in the Philadelphia area.
The document discusses various sculptural techniques including relief, sculpture in-the-round, and environments. It describes subtractive processes like carving and additive processes like modeling and casting. Specific works are analyzed like the Parthenon frieze in low relief, Michelangelo's "Atlas Slave" carved from stone, and the terra cotta warriors from Emperor Qin Shihuangdi's tomb. The lost-wax casting method developed by Greeks is explained along with bronze sculptures like Auguste Rodin's The Burghers of Calais.
This document provides an overview of various sculptural techniques and forms, including:
- Relief carving, sculpture in-the-round, and large-scale installations/environments that viewers can enter.
- Additive processes like modeling involve shaping pliable materials like clay, while subtractive processes like carving remove material from an initial block.
- Casting techniques allow sculptures to be reproduced through molds, with bronze and fiberglass commonly used materials.
- Assemblage art combines found objects into new sculptural forms, while installations transform spaces in unexpected ways.
In 15th century Northern Europe, regions specialized in different commercial and agricultural industries due to factors like climate and resources. This led to increased trade and the rise of capitalism after feudalism, growing the middle class with more money to spend on art. Portraiture became popular as the wealthy wanted to be remembered, and oil painting developed as a medium allowing more control and realistic details. Tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, and altarpieces were other art forms commissioned by the middle class and wealthy to reflect their interests, status, and devotion.
This document discusses the vision of Tourism 3.0, which aims to transform the tourism industry through collaborative business models, human-spirit driven missions, and empowering stakeholders. Key concepts of Tourism 3.0 include collaborative destination platforms that facilitate interaction; missions focused on environmental, social and economic issues; engaging "Tourists 3.0" through authentic experiences and co-creation; and building trust-based communities through open innovation and addressing members' concerns. The goal is for destinations to operate as ecosystems where all stakeholders participate in generating experiences and stories.
To write a story, first decide on the characters and their traits. Next, establish the setting by considering when and where the story will take place. Then, introduce the problem or main event that will drive the plot. Include a summary of important events that happen as the plot unfolds and works toward a solution and ending that resolves the initial problem. Key elements to consider are who is involved, where and when it happens, what occurs, how it occurs, and why it matters.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
Key Data on Education in Europe 2009 is a joint publication between Eurydice and Eurostat that provides quantitative and qualitative indicators on education systems in 31 European countries. It presents a comparative analysis of how education systems are organized, the human and financial resources invested, teaching processes, and qualifications awarded. Some of the data presented includes that teachers account for at least 1.5% of the active population in Europe, over 60% of primary and secondary teachers are women, and teacher career status and age distribution varies across countries.
This document summarizes vitamin water marketing efforts in central Florida during March. It lists 6 special events held, including a 5k run and pool party, that sampled over 2,000 cases total. Specific events like the run sampled 50 cases while sampling at a college and airport sampled 60 cases. Marketing facts for the month include the number of events, retail stops, cases sampled, radio impressions, and influencer seedings to athletes and media figures.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
This document provides an overview of the 2010 edition of the Mosaic Art Now exhibition in print. It includes an introduction by the editors, guest commentary on fine art mosaics, artist profiles, information on mosaic awards and international artists, and a 58-piece exhibition featuring works juried by Dr. Scott Shields. The exhibition includes commentary and high-resolution photos for each work, as well as contact information for purchasing artworks. The goal was to present mosaics as fine art through a selective, cohesive exhibition and provide opportunities to learn more about the artists and medium.
Ed Nash is an art expert who founded Oxford Fine Arts to help people build art collections. He plays many roles for his clients, including teacher, investment advisor, and personal shopper. As an investment advisor, he explains that art can be a good investment to hedge against inflation and provide diversification. He recounts a story of finding a painting at an estate sale for a low price, restoring it, and then selling it to a client for $18,000 after it appreciated significantly in value.
Hawaiian artisans have become enchanted by koa wood, known for its beautiful grain patterns. Koa furniture is prized for its depth, warmth and liveliness from the "chatoyancy" effect. While koa was once plentiful and cheap, it is now expensive and scarce due to high demand. Skilled artisans such as Tom Kaufman and Shaun Fleming spend years mastering koa woodworking and can charge up to $30,000 for elaborate pieces. Artisans and suppliers work to replenish koa stocks through sustainable forestry to ensure the tradition continues.
This document provides information on various types and methods of sculpture. It discusses free-standing or full-round sculptures that can be viewed from all sides. Relief sculptures are attached to surfaces and include high relief and bas relief. Linear sculptures emphasize construction using thin materials. Methods of creating sculpture include subtraction/carving, manipulation/modeling, substitution/casting, and construction/fabrication. Elements of sculptural design include mass, line and form, space, color, texture, and principles such as proportion, repetition, articulation, focal area, scale, and balance. The material, scale, lighting, and environment can all impact the viewing of a sculpture.
Research about relief sculpture
: Types of relief sculpture
: Sample work of relief sculpture
: Materials in relief sculpture
: Techniques in relief sculpture
This document provides an introduction to a course on wood carving. It discusses wood carving as an educational art form that can cultivate mental development through creative expression. The course aims to teach principles of design and appreciation of beauty in nature through a series of graduated exercises. It emphasizes developing imaginative skills over technical proficiency alone. The exercises build upon each other to cover principles like continuity of line, treatment with different tools, and grouping details into designs. The goal is to inculcate an understanding of good design that is applicable beyond any single style.
This document provides descriptions of furniture designers and their work. It features short profiles of various local designers, describing the materials and techniques they use, inspiration for their designs, where their work can be found, and background information on their careers and education. The profiles highlight handcrafted, sustainable furniture made by artists working in the Philadelphia area.
The document discusses various sculptural techniques including relief, sculpture in-the-round, and environments. It describes subtractive processes like carving and additive processes like modeling and casting. Specific works are analyzed like the Parthenon frieze in low relief, Michelangelo's "Atlas Slave" carved from stone, and the terra cotta warriors from Emperor Qin Shihuangdi's tomb. The lost-wax casting method developed by Greeks is explained along with bronze sculptures like Auguste Rodin's The Burghers of Calais.
This document provides an overview of various sculptural techniques and forms, including:
- Relief carving, sculpture in-the-round, and large-scale installations/environments that viewers can enter.
- Additive processes like modeling involve shaping pliable materials like clay, while subtractive processes like carving remove material from an initial block.
- Casting techniques allow sculptures to be reproduced through molds, with bronze and fiberglass commonly used materials.
- Assemblage art combines found objects into new sculptural forms, while installations transform spaces in unexpected ways.
In 15th century Northern Europe, regions specialized in different commercial and agricultural industries due to factors like climate and resources. This led to increased trade and the rise of capitalism after feudalism, growing the middle class with more money to spend on art. Portraiture became popular as the wealthy wanted to be remembered, and oil painting developed as a medium allowing more control and realistic details. Tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, and altarpieces were other art forms commissioned by the middle class and wealthy to reflect their interests, status, and devotion.
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Ash and bubinga table by Glen Guarino.
ARTISTS CREATE THE FURNITURE
BY ALAN RICHMAN
ost fine art is made for viewing only, not touching. Peter Tischler of Washington’s vision includes making
M Furniture art is different, demanding that people feel
it, sit in it, chop vegetables on it, switch it on to give
them light, and more. Some lucky few even sleep in beds that
“contemporary furniture that not only becomes a part of our
clients’ homes, but a part of their lives.”
RETRO GOLD
might otherwise be in museums.
Together with collaborator Vicki Diamond, Tischler has been
The distinction between furniture and furniture art lies in
working recently to resurrect “the lost art of straw marquetry.”
the creator’s vision.
This technique, popular in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, calls
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2. for French rye straw to be hand-dyed, split, flattened and ironed. Butler takes particular pride in a trestle table made of African
The iridescent ribbons of straw are then trimmed and glued into mahogany and measuring 94 inches long by 41 inches wide and 29
geometric patterns on wood. inches high. “I used two antique wooden woodworking clamps as
Among the pieces built by Tischler and Diamond are a fan cab- the trestles. The table is literally clamped together, and, like tradi-
inet and a sunburst sideboard. The cabinet’s repeating fan tional trestle tables from past eras, it can come apart easily. But,
pattern uses straw that has a lot of silica in its outer husk. “It when assembled, it is rock solid and sturdy.”
refracts light almost like a hologram,” says Tischler. The sunburst
QUIET CALM
sideboard also reflects light brilliantly, he adds, giving the straw a
Cedar Grove’s Glen Guarino, a retired high school woodshop
golden hue. In fact, he says, “We are marketing our collaborative
teacher who can now give full time and full energy to his art, has
efforts under the name Studio Rumpelstiltskin, because we turn
prepared a formal statement, emphasizing his intent to build
straw into gold.”
furniture that “speaks clearly, in a language that conveys a sense
‘ETERNITY OF BEAUTY’ of the person behind the art.”
Russian born and trained Leonid Zakurdayev, a Philadelphia- He wants his clients and all those who see his furniture to
based master woodcarver, claims his works are inspired by the great recognize it as the work of “someone who loves the creative process
European masters. When and respects the beauty of
he and his wife Svetlana the material from which it
create a piece, he says, is made. As each viewer
“We are struggling for moves a hand along the
every smallest detail, lines of the work, I want
striving for an eternity of him to sense the skill and
beauty.” love for the craft needed
Before leaving Europe to create it.”
in 1999, the Zakurdayevs Two of Guarino’s fa-
— he does the carving and vorite creations are an
she does the finishing — Asian interpretation table
restored many of Russia’s and an ash and bubinga
national treasures for mu- dining table. The first is
seums, churches and pub- made from a fallen wal-
lic buildings. In addition, nut tree that he saved
Photo: Peter Jacobs, fineartsimaging.com
they designed original from being turned into
pieces for both private firewood. “That wood was
and government clients air-dried for about five
and for foreign embassies years,” he says, “while
in Moscow. Black walnut dresser with French
I was waiting for the right
In 2001, the couple rye straw front by Peter Tischler design. The warm color,
created a one-of-a-kind the grain and the feel of
Art Nouveau-inspired mirror frame that took first place at the the material were just what I wanted for this table. My intent was
International Woodcarvers Congress. A similar piece, still avail- to design a quiet piece of furniture that could contribute a sense of
able, is hand-carved from butternut with no gold leaf and is calm to a room, so I created gentle curves with an old hand plane,
finished with shellac. It measures 24 1/2 inches wide by 2 inches the kind of curves that ask to be touched.”
in diameter and 43 inches high. The ash and bubinga dining table was completed under a tight
deadline, says the artist. “The clients needed it to be finished in
RHYTHMIC PROPORTIONS
time for Thanksgiving, and I was able to install it on the Tuesday
According to Steve Butler, who runs the woodworking studio for
before the holiday. I loved the design, and, fortunately, the project
the Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, furniture art should “create
came together without a problem.”
a dialogue with the user.” Butler, who started out as a professional
The story doesn’t end there, however. “A few days later,” says
musician but couldn’t make a living at it, now approaches furniture
Guarino, “the clients called to tell me about a compliment they
building as he might a musical composition.
received from an owner of a well-known Manhattan design firm
“Both must speak of rhythm and proportion. Through the inter-
who had come to a meeting at their home. After glancing at the
connection of parts, I strive to create forms that are engaging vi-
table several times, he asked, ‘Where did you get that? I’ve been in
sually from all sides, developing an interaction between viewer and
the furniture business 30 years and have never seen anything that
object.”
nice.’ The clients became my best customers.”
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3. GLASS WITH CLASS them with crotch satinwood. The piece is made from crotch
To Gabriel Romeu, whose studio is in Chesterville, all his design mahogany, satinwood, holly and ebony,” he says.
work and craftsmanship evolves from problem solving. “The basic While many of the artists mentioned here primarily work alone,
question is how the object will relate to the user, how it will Klausz employs a staff of up to 10 skilled craftsmen at his custom-
successfully fulfill its ‘mission’ of utility and still be somewhat built, 4,000-square-foot workshop in Pluckemin.
pleasing in appearance when it is not in a period of interaction. TEAM CONCEPT
Overriding concerns are durability, sustainability and safety.”
Greenbaum Interiors is another studio that believes in a team
He describes a pair of his tables as being “environmentally
concept. With showrooms in Morristown and Paterson, the com-
sound,” explaining that they’re constructed with a minimum of
pany has some 30 artisans who create home furnishings across
materials and can be finished onsite. Typically, he says, the base
the spectrum of design styles. Many of the furniture makers were
and glass surface would be ordered remotely and assembled at the
trained in “the finest ateliers in Europe,” says Susan Greenbaum
client’s home or business. “Even the packaging is lightweight,
Gross, who helps manage the 56-year-old family firm.
and its small size makes for
One of Greenbaum’s signa-
low-impact shipping,” he
ture pieces is the Kotzian
adds proudly.
table, also known as a jupe
Romeu says he favors
table. Made in five- to seven-
glass as a medium because of
foot rounds on a swivel base
its ability to diffuse light. “I
in a variety of woods and
order glass tabletops to size,
veneers, including crotch
which I will drill (if appropri-
mahogany, bird’s-eye maple,
ate to the piece) with a dia-
rosewood and zebrawood,
mond core bit on a drill
prices range from $17,000 for
press.” He also introduces
a simple base up to $32,000
graphic design to the glass
with a Regency base.
tops. Some have sandblasted
To those who believe that
patterns and illustrated sur-
furniture art must be old to
faces that he draws, scans on
be good, Klausz asserts, “The
the computer, traces to a vec-
craft is not dying. In my shop,
tor image and then cuts,
I have very talented young
using masking material on a
associates who are capable
plotter.
of doing the most incredible
MASTER CABINETMAKER hand-made furniture and
One of the best known and room interiors, including
most respected furniture Crawford-style beamed ceil-
artists in New Jersey is Frank ings and paneling to meet
Klausz, who is classically anyone’s most demanding
Queen Anne lowboy in
trained, beginning with a curly maple by Frank Klausz desires.”
four-year apprenticeship in
his native Hungary as well as long experience as a journeyman
before he became a master cabinetmaker. Klausz says, “What we RESOURCES
do is luxury. People who hire us expect nothing but the best.”
Glen Guarino Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdayev
Today, many commissions come his way from Brandes Maselli, a Cedar Grove, 973.239.7867 Philadelphia, 215.673.6773
top-ranked architectural firm located in Bernardsville. www.guarinofurnituredesigns.com www.zakurdayevfinewoodcarving.com
Two projects stick out in Klausz’s mind. The first is a suite Frank Klausz Steve Butler
of Jacobean-style, hand-carved furniture for the New Jersey Pluckemin, 908.658.4396 Layton, 973.948.5200
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Statehouse in Trenton. Commissioned by the state’s Council on
Gabriel Romeu Greenbaum Interiors
the Arts Department, the pieces represent long hours of detailed, Chesterville, 609.291.8624 Paterson, Morristown
meticulous work by Klausz and his associate, Victor Bondarenko. www.studiofurniture.com 1.800.490.1325
www.greenbauminteriors.com
Klausz also takes great pleasure from a corner cabinet he Peter Tischler
Washington, 908.689.3370
designed to match his Hepplewhite dining room furniture. www.petertischler.com
“I framed the gothic arches by replacing the glass surrounding
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