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Boston Design Week and AD-20/21

April 8, 2017April 8, 2017 by roedel

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 roedel

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 roedel

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 roedel

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 roedel

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 roedel

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 roedel

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 roedel

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…

Louis Comfort Tiffany – Chairmaker

January 25, 2015September 26, 2016 by roedel

At the Winter Antiques Show in New York this weekend, I ran across this chair at the Hirschl&Adler Gallery booth. Made by Louis Comfort Tiffany (yes, the same guy who did all of those wonderful lamps) sometime around 1891-93, it is a sidechair, and H&A has a table that…

Friday Artist Reception – Schools of Thought – Jan 16, 5-7pm

January 14, 2015September 26, 2016 by roedel

If you have some time Friday, come join me at the Artist Reception for the Schools of Thought - North Bennet Street School exhibition at the Furniture Masters' Gallery, 49 South Main Street, Concord NH 03301 All of the artists are graduates of the North Bennet Street School cabinet and…

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