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The Backward Path Through Furniture Design
I’ve edited a librarian’s butt-load of books on design – and furniture design in particular.
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Earlywood: Insomnia – the Greatest Design Drug
Publisher’s note: I hope you were able to sleep, and sleep in, this morning.
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Adjectives are for A-holes
I don’t call my chairs “Welsh stick chairs” for good reasons.
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Earlywood: It’s OK (Good Even!) When They Hate Your Work
Publisher’s note: Happy Saturday, happy Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996.
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The Anarchist’s Compass No. 3
One summer break during college I worked the night shift at a liquor factory.
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Meet Arthur Lewis: Luthier, Chairmaker, Gardener
I visit Wales every couple years to study old chairs and visit friends.
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Tattoos, Piercings & the Future of the Craft
There are times I get so turned around while traveling that I convince myself I’m on the right road, and I fool myself by saying, “Yup, this is way…
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Earlywood: One Tree, Which Tree, Will You Tell Me?
Publisher’s note: Good morning and welcome to Earlywood, a free excerpt published every Saturday from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since…
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‘Dutch Tool Chests’ is Inspired Instruction
One of the hardest things to do when writing a book is to truly teach something.
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The Anarchist’s Compass No. 2
I’ve told this story before.
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Earlywood: I Love Difficult Teachers
Publisher’s note: Good morning!
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2 Questions for You
I’ve learned many important things from my friends who are lawyers.
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