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Furniture as Art: Own a Castle
Author: melindag | April 24, 2008
Rarely is one captivated by a “coffee table.” But as I walked around this unnamed laminated wood piece by Wendell Castle the better to appreciate it, I realized I’d experienced what he’d seen in his mind’s eye. This “three-leaf” table ($3,799) spun for me like autumn leaves in a bloated creek. Only the lush wood finish and the crisp, clean lines anchored it to Earth — most specifically the
Vatis furniture showroom in Rochester, NY (585-381-7580).
Castle is a world-renowned master of the art of furniture design, or may we say furniture as art? Since 1984, he’s served as the artist in residence for the School for American Craftsmen at the Rochester Institute of Technology, while his pieces, like that imaginary leaf trio, have spun and twirled round the world. There’s even a coffee table book of some of Castle’s more masterful designs, available on Amazon. Now, that’s what I call synergy. Just don’t put your feet on it.
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