Editor’s Miscellany: Furnished Room

By Kyle Hoepner

I got an email recently from furniture designer Peter Harrison, whose unique work in wood, concrete, glass and stainless steel I first encountered at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair a few years ago, alerting me to an interesting new show of studio furniture

“The Next Wave: A Third Generation of Studio Furniture Makers,†running from July 9 through August 20 at the Windsor Art Center in Windsor, Conn., presents a selection of works by twelve mid-career studio furniture makers from New England and New York. Here are pieces by a few exhibition participants (not all of these are actually in the show–you’ll want to go to see the rest!):

According to New Canaan–based furniture maker and show curator Thomas Throop, “Each piece reflects the maker’s unique vision of what an everyday object has the potential to be. The diversity in their explorations of the material and technique as well as their interpretations of the various furniture types contributes to the story of studio furniture today.†It’s a story I’d encourage you to check out.