Some more Jay Stanger thoughts and links...

You will enjoy seeing Trippin' Up, Jay Stanger's 1993 piece at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, and reading what he has to say about it. His approach opens my mind to studio furniture that playfully integrates function with sculpture in a way that I find enchanting - an unexpected affect...

Trippin' Up
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Trippin' Up (1993)

Purpleheart, Dyed Veneers, Anodized Aluminum

Stool 48"H x 30"W x 36"D

I'll be away for a few days. When I return I'll do a couple of posts on two more artists who are also 'pushing the envelope' with inlay art, sculptural marquetry and studio furniture: William Tunberg and Toby Winteringham. Its OK to jump ahead, you're in for a treat! ;-)

William Tunberg

Nabucco
2003
Marquetry
62 x 33 x 6 in.

Toby Winteringham

w/ daughter Grace Winteringham

Phase Bureau

Jay Stanger's Multidimensional Marquetry Sculptures

Jay Stanger uses marquetry to bring multidimensionality to his functional sculptures

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Stanger's Use Of Marquetry

Stanger uses marquetry to bring a painterly quality to his colorful wooden sculptures, which sell for $15,000 to $100,000. 

"It is a way to incorporate drawing skills into my work," he says. "It gives a three-dimensional quality to a two-dimensional surface. It turns the piece into a multi-media object."

From article in December 2006 issue of Arts and Antiques by Nancy A. Ruhling

'Solids'

Jewelry cabinet
77"H x 19"W x 19"D

 Jay Stanger, 2009