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Annual Event – Currier Museum – Manchester NH – Sept 22nd

September 20, 2018 by Richard Oedel

Every year the Furniture Masters have a big gala party - this year we are in Manchester at the Currier Museum, which has a fabulous collection of White Mountains art (think Cole and Bierstadt) as well as a contemporary side that stands up well to many larger, more well known museums.…

After a long absence, Sept 7th open event @ NHIA

September 3, 2018 by Richard Oedel

I know, it has been a good year since I posted, and I have been meaning to get back, but life has intervened. Indeed, the unfolding dramas in Washington DC have taken up much more of my time and attention than I would have liked, but that aside, I want…

Boston Design Week and AD-20/21

April 8, 2017April 8, 2017 by Richard Oedel

Just a heads up that Boston Design Week is coming to a close, and the Fort Point Cabinetmakers are having our work showcased at the AD 20/21 show at the Cyclorama in Boston. We have many pieces of our work on display, some just out of the finishing room! Join…

Dutch Design Week – Thoughts on Design

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 by Richard Oedel

While we were in the Netherlands for Dutch Design Week, I began to focus on just what the catalysts are that make an area fertile ground for designers. Eindhoven is not a big city, it is industrial in nature and in the interior of the country, not close to any…

Vladimir Kagan’s last work

October 15, 2016October 15, 2016 by Richard Oedel

A few years ago at the Furniture Society Conference I met up with Vladimir Kagan at the time he was presented with the Award of Distinction. A jovial fellow, his designs were going in some new directions, but I really didn't keep in touch, so I lost track of what…

Casket overload

October 22, 2015September 26, 2016 by Richard Oedel

I'm getting bleary eyed. It is 9:30 pm in another hotel (I think it is outside of Oxford - yes, the Oxford of colleges, British humor and the Ashmolian Museum, where I'll be tomorrow) and I have just finished looking at the last of the photos from the day. And…

Let’s talk Contemporary Furniture – Sept 22nd

September 18, 2015September 26, 2016 by Richard Oedel

When Ken Stone and I chaired the Furniture Society Conference here at MIT in 2010, we worked with Gail Fredell to create a book intended to be an overview of the contemporary furniture landscape in the US. On Tuesday September 22nd, I'll be talking about the subject, the book, and…

Invitation: Makers and Making, and the opening of our new shop

March 18, 2015September 26, 2016 by Richard Oedel

Yes, we have finished our move, and are ready to start making again! Join us March 27th from 6:15 to 8:30 and see the new space. But you have to register with Eventbrite by clicking here, because of the crowd we are expecting. Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, President of the North Bennet…

A New Beginning

February 9, 2015September 26, 2016 by Richard Oedel

Fort Point Cabinetmakers, where I have been a Managing Partner for the last 9 years, is moving. There are eight of us, all traveling on slightly different paths, but coalescing in a supportive group of furniture makers working together to keep the craft alive and vibrant. Here is where we…

The Ultimate in Bog Oak trees

February 1, 2015September 26, 2016 by Richard Oedel

Earlier in the week we heard about the woman who discovered a 10,000 year old forest - underwater - about 300 yards off the north Norfolk coast of England. She was out for a morning dive and came across the trees lying in 20 feet of water, probably uncovered in…

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