Wood, stone, glass, metal, wool, silk, cotton, paper, grass, leather, linen.  Typically a mark of quality, natural materials provide depth of color, texture, and luster.  All furnishings age with time and use.  Articles made of natural materials tend to age well and may become even more beautiful as they are imbued with their owner’s appreciatio

We need furniture for function, but also for emotion.  When we feel an attraction to a piece of furniture, we have identified an emotional connection with this object.  Perhaps its form sparks pleasant memories, or its lines are both visually interesting and soothing.  Hand-made furnishings from local materials exude authenticity and meaning.

If there’s one thing you do that makes you feel most like yourself, whatever that is, then you know why creatives create.  It is a craving to manipulate raw materia