To me, furniture is an avenue to make art interactive. The most enjoyable part of the process is the reaction to its presence. Laughter, a smile, or a big question mark, “...that came from where? ...it used to be part of a what?”. By using found and discarded materials in my work, it gives everything in that piece of furniture a new life. It allows me to blend lifestyles and allow them to create a dialogue amongst themselves. I find myself drawn to farmlands and barns, industrial equipment and architecture. If I had the ability to take the Shakers and put them in 1930’s Paris, I think magic would have been made. This is where I draw my inspirations. How do you make something so elegant and classy, while maintaining a philosophy that requires honesty and simplicity in every aspect of the process?

Steven. M Withycombe