Furniture Design

Former industrial designer Gerard Furbershaw now creates art furniture, which he describes as "art you can sit on." He fashions most of his pieces out of 13-ply maple plywood, using positive/negative space to make forms that are about half plywood and half empty space.

Looking back at the furniture and philosophy of Jere Osgood, who died Oct. 10, 2023.

The country is rich and rising in fine furniture and woodcraft

A reader is curious about the ethics of building other people's designs.

Garrett Hack has a style all his own, and here he talks about where it began, how it developed, and where it might be going in the future.

Simple and sturdy joinery allows the top of this table to float without overshadowing the rest of the design or blocking the flow of light between base and top.

Ted Lott's Hepplewhite House was inspired by a garage-sale find and a desire to explore the common motifs in furniture and architecture.

Design inspiration could strike at any time, so furniture maker Jamie Herman makes sure to keep a sketchbook handy to record his ideas while they're still warm.

Yuri Kobayashi used 3-D modeling to develop the design of her eye-catching table.

It’s common to get furniture design inspiration from the furniture of other designers, but if you want to expand your design horizons, try an alternate approach