Comments on: Sustainable Furniture By William Stranger http://decojournal.com/200911/sustainable-furniture-by-william-stranger/ Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geery L http://decojournal.com/200911/sustainable-furniture-by-william-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-48187 Geery L Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:10:32 +0000 http://decojournal.com/?p=2019#comment-48187 Stranger does a great job at woodworking per se---but I personally do not see any groundbreaking compositions or creative and unique use of materials. In wood making I believe it is imperative that the artist or craftsman capitalize on the materials unique characteristics--the piece should celebrate the wood, grain, texture and not compete with it-I believe once complete --one should get a sense of its transcendent nature as if untouched by a craftsman. woodworking is a way for a man to express his love for the inherent beauty of the material he works with--including it's flaws. To say that these pieces of furniture are beautiful are very subjective: I ask that you ask: What part of the piece is mans work, and what part of the piece is natures? If you can see within the piece of furniture a difference then we have to say that the piece is manipulated. Where does a mans hand influence the wood and when does the wood influence a mans touch? Stranger does a great job at woodworking per se—but I personally do not see any groundbreaking compositions or creative and unique use of materials.

In wood making I believe it is imperative that the artist or craftsman capitalize on the materials unique characteristics–the piece should celebrate the wood, grain, texture and not compete with it-I believe once complete –one should get a sense of its transcendent nature as if untouched by a craftsman. woodworking is a way for a man to express his love for the inherent beauty of the material he works with–including it’s flaws. To say that these pieces of furniture are beautiful are very subjective: I ask that you ask: What part of the piece is mans work, and what part of the piece is natures? If you can see within the piece of furniture a difference then we have to say that the piece is manipulated. Where does a mans hand influence the wood and when does the wood influence a mans touch?

]]> By: Hellcatzach http://decojournal.com/200911/sustainable-furniture-by-william-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-48174 Hellcatzach Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:25:45 +0000 http://decojournal.com/?p=2019#comment-48174 This is nice wood, but the designs under utilize how beautiful the wood can actually be. Slapping a few boards together in an asymetrical minimalistic way may be architecturally appealing to the same vapid people that love IKEA, but is it fine art? I guess it is in the eye of the beholder. This is nice wood, but the designs under utilize how beautiful the wood can actually be. Slapping a few boards together in an asymetrical minimalistic way may be architecturally appealing to the same vapid people that love IKEA, but is it fine art? I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.

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