David J. Marks - Marquetry Innovator and Teacher

David J. Marks Designer Craftsman 

David J. Marks

Artist's Statement

 "My work expresses a sense of time and mystery. My inspiration is derived from a fusion of styles including ancient Egyptian, African, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Asian. But essential to all my designs is the attention I pay to fine details.
 After studying art at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, I moved to Santa Rosa and began working in cabinet and furniture shops during the 1970s. In 1981, I opened my own Santa Rosa studio and built one-of-a-kind furniture throughout the 1980s. In the 90s, my focus shifted towards wood turning and sculpture."Today, besides my continued work in fine woodworking, I am interested in 
 patination.The patina finish that is a trademark of my work, is a hybrid I’ve developed over the last decade. It combines painting, gilding (metal leafing), chemical patinas, and lacquering techniques. The complex layers result in something that gives the appearance of a faux, ancient, petrified stone quality."

Sculptural Inlay Art

Hella Jongerius - Jongeriuslab - Swatch Table Edition

Hella Jongerius 

Hella Jongerius
Photo of Hella is from: 
http://greatdesigners.wordpress.com 

The Dutch designer-maker HELLA JONGERIUS (1963-) works on the cusp of design, craft, art and technology to fuse traditional and contemporary influences, high tech and low tech, the industrial and artisanal. 

Born in De Meern in 1963, she studied industrial design at the Eindhoven Design Academy and has since combined elements of that discipline with those of traditional craftsmanship in products, textiles and ceramics. Many of her early designs were manufactured by Droog, the influential Dutch design collective, and she now puts her own work into production through Jongeriuslab, her Rotterdam studio, as well as developing products for manufacturers such as Maharam, Royal Tichelaar Makkum and Vitra. See Hella Jongerius' work at jongeriuslab.com.

Hella Jongerius: Contemporary Archetypes

Premiere at the Museum of Arts and Design
May 16, 2009 at 2:00pm
Contemporary Archtypes Video
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

Produced and Directed by Amie Knox
Executive Producers: Jill A. Wiltse and H. Kirk Brown III
Edited by Chad Herschberger

Hella Jongerius: Contemporary Archetypes New York Premiere at the Museum of Arts and Design May 16th 2009

Hella Jongerius: Contemporary Archetypes from Design Onscreen on Vimeo.

Hella Jongerius Book

Book
Hella Jongerius – the first book on a young, highly talented designer with a burgeoning career and rave reviews in the international press. Curators describe Jongerius as ‘a unique talent who has no rivals’ (MoMA design curator Paola Antonelli); and ‘one of the most significant designers in the world today’ (Aaron Betsky, head of the Netherlands Architecture Institute).

A book that captures the ‘next wave’ of product design, introducing a leading figure in the new generation of designers of the 21st century.