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| Craig Thibodeau in his studio |
Craig Thibodeau grew up around woodworking and enjoyed it as a hobby. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering and started a career in industrial product design. However, after his children were born, his hobby became a home-based vocation and his workshop became a professional studio.
A series of specialized courses
To intensify and deepen this transition he immersed himself in a series of specialized courses, such as:
- Advanced marquetry and veneering with Paul Shurch
- Hand applied finishes at the College of the Redwoods
- Traditional French Marquetry with Patrick Edwards
- Compound Bending with Brian Newell
This is part one of a two-part post
In this first part I'll focus on a few Ruhlmann-inspired Art Deco furniture pieces. I spoke with Craig after I made my last two posts: 'Rodney Black's Art Deco vision for Lady Christine IV interiors'; and 'Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann: genius of Art Deco' . Since I was planning to do a post on Craig's marquetry-enriched furniture designs, he suggested that I start with a few of his Art Deco tables and accessories.
As Silas Kopf pointed out in my last post:
"The man who has had the greatest influence on designer-craftsmen of furniture in the last 100 years is undoubtedly Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann"
One fine example of this is Craig Thibodeau's Art Deco Chess table
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