Monthly Archives: November 2013

Designer’s Alphabet, U is for …..

Posted on November 25, 2013 by walkerg

is for urn. This is an example of cross pollination between furniture, architecture, and related decorative arts. The urn or vase form goes far back into pre-history in the ancient world from the clay vessels used for the for a … Continue reading →

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Great interveiw with Jim Tolpin

Posted on November 18, 2013 by walkerg

It seems like yesterday I was wrapping up my keynote address on furniture design to a packed house in Chicago. Then a woodworker down in front raised his hand and posed a question I didn’t know the answer to. A … Continue reading →

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Do Your Best Work

Posted on November 1, 2013 by walkerg

When I look back over my journey as a woodworker, there have been three great leaps that marked turning points in my work. They didn’t have anything to do with buying some fancy machine or hand tool (though I kicked … Continue reading →

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