Michael Fortune has designed and built furniture for clients across the continent for more than 30 years. He is one of Canada's most acclaimed contemporary furniture masters. A key to Michael's success as a designer/builder is his sketchbook, where he brainstorms and refines ideas before committing to a more detailed illustration of a final design. His old, dog-eared sketchbooks are also a reservoir of new ideas. In 1993, Michael became the first furniture maker to receive Canada's prestigious Bronfman Award for excellence in fine craft. He was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2000. Michael has taught at many schools and craft centers, including Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Worcester Center for Crafts in Massachusetts, Anderson Arts Center in Colorado and the Marc Adams School in Indiana. In 1996 he accepted an invitation to become the first Chair of the new Wood Products Design program in Nelson, British Columbia.
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