After 8 long weeks of designing and hand crafting our furniture pieces, they were displayed at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon’s campus. What a great turnout at the event! Thanks so much to Tom, Caroline, and Kevin for making this whole term of learning the craft possible.

I cannot express enough how much I learned about furniture design and construction by going through the entire design-build process. My favorite part of the process was troubleshooting construction and joinery, and then actually making the joinery happen by cutting each of pieces that fit into one another. While hand chiseling all of those joints took a huge toll on my wrists and a heck of a lot of time, I’d say the end product was well worth it. Creating a piece as beautiful as this with my very own hands is incredibly rewarding. And one of the best parts is getting to keep this piece in my home for the rest of its lifetime. I can’t wait to integrate this lounge chair in with the rest of my furniture.

Photos from the School of Architecture & Environment