David Lunin's Split Personality
BY Monica Moses
| May. 27, 2011 |
7 Comments
[1/5] Timeless Collection: William and Mary Highboy, an exact reproduction of a piece in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[2/5] Timeless Collection: Bow Back Settee, a carefully research reproduction of an 18th-century Windsor, with bamboo turnings accurate to the period.
[3/5] Surreal Collection: Windy Queen Anne Table, with solid sycamore top carved to simulate draped cloth caught in a breeze.
[4/5] Surreal Collection: Falling Bench looks like it was made by an addled amateur, but its facade-covered wood legs are solid and sturdy. The faux book is titled Unique Furniture, by David Lunin.
[5/5] Surreal Collection: Surprise - Kneeling Coffee Table's Chippendale-style ball-and-claw limbs kneel to bring the table to an appropriate height.
How often do you find traditional and fantastical in the same furniture maker? David Lunin is a traditional craftsman of the highest order who also riffs on tradition in the style of Salvador Dali or Tim Burton. See more here.
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Comments
May 27th, 2011
Thanks for sharing this. It's really an interesting piece. More pix of his work, please.
Posted By David Wright
May 27th, 2011
I love this collection. It has wit and wonder, and shows off an almost virtuoso flair for craft.
Posted By Mervyn Kaufman
May 27th, 2011
I added a link to the maker's site, David. Thanks for your interest.
Posted By Monica Moses
May 27th, 2011
I've been lucky enough to see David's work in person, first when I met him at a craft show and then as his public relations person. His gifted hands work with wood as though it's clay. The folds of the faux tablecloth on Windy Queen Anne Table, for example, are an example of three dimensional trompe l'oeil,
Posted By Jeanne Byington
May 31st, 2011
The work looks exquisitely detailed and precisely elegant. It is remarkable that the same person can reproduce the most traditional elements of the Anglo-American aesthetic and
envision and excute such whimsical and charmingly eccentric pieces as well. Both groups look like the objects are meant to last.
Posted By Martha Takayama
June 2nd, 2011
What a delightful piece combining whimsy with traditional. This table would be a functional conversation piece, as well as a welcomed addition to any room. Love it!\\r\\nKathleen Fredrick
Posted By Kathleen Fredrick
June 11th, 2011
How marvelous to see something as practical as furniture be so intelligent and whimsical. I love it!
Posted By C.B. Whittemore
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