Grassrootsmodern Design?

15May06

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I have been into the design scene for just a little over two years now, and blogging for just under a year, but I must admit it has had a change on me. Seeing all those people like Furni, MAKR, Gleason Woodworking, etc start out with just a dream and be able to make something of their passions has lead me to believe I could actually have a job I enjoy. Unfortunately blogging doesn’t pay the bills, so I had to look for an alternative creative outlet. My real passion lies in furniture design. I considered seriously for a while going to ID school, but the reality is I want to work for myself, so a degree is probably not too important. Inspired by my friend and artist Chris Gleason, I decided woodworking would be satisfying and potentially profitable. So I threw caution to the wind a couple months ago, and rented a room a few blocks from my house, and bought a couple thousand dollars of tools and went to work. This morning I am going to install my first job. Its a countertop height desk in my architects house (another great example of affordable modern housing, more on that later). I’ll be back with pictures later today or possibly tomorrow.

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5 Responses to “Grassrootsmodern Design?”

  1. dc on May 15th, 2006 10:52 am

    I admire you for following your passion. So are you squeezing in furniture design on top of your day job? How long did the desk take to make, what’s it made of, and how much do you think you’ll sell it for.

  2. creede on May 15th, 2006 6:51 pm

    DC,
    I plan on doing a little post about it tomorrow, and I will let you know all of the details. Stay tuned.

  3. Bryce on May 15th, 2006 10:36 pm

    Awesome. I’m wishing for a table saw and a place to put it. Get some pictures up at some point. I’ve got some new renderings of what I’ve done with the bedroom furniture designs I posted on the forum a while back.

  4. Chris Gleason on May 16th, 2006 4:55 am

    Can’t wait to see pictures!! And, congrats!

    PS: That is a nice looking tablesaw….

  5. Bedroom Design on August 27th, 2006 2:55 am

    Dave

    Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future

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