Award Winning Greene & Greene Gone Wild Nightstand
This table won what I like to call "Third Best New Artist" award at San Diego's prestigious Design in Wood show of 2014. "Novice" means only that I have not shown my work at the show previously. To see a GOOD PHOTO of this table and the competition that whipped it handily, go to: http://www.sdfwa.org/index.php?src=photo&srctype=lister&ref=Donated%20Awards%20-%202014&albumpos=0,3,3&category=Design%20in%20Wood%20-%202014 Inspired by the Greene Brothers' famous arts & crafts style furniture, This single occasional table or nightstand is constructed from one board of quilted maple, hand cut into 1/8th inch veneers, which are book matched onto hard maple for the aprons and sequence matched onto Baltic birch plywood for the top. Legs and breadboard ends are bubinga and the accents are purpleheart. The table is finished with wet-sanded Watco Danish Oil and Satin Wax.
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Jonathan Walkey is retired professional furniture maker who now makes selected pieces for discriminating clients. I am a one man studio, specializing in decorative arts and crafts, mid-century, Greene & Green, etc. furniture. my own personal style generally includes contrasting hardwoods with beautiful grains and hand worked inlays. In between commissions I simultaneously work on personal studio furniture projects.
I was raised in Lincoln Massachusetts where my father was the director of the DeCordova Museum of modern art. My mother worked as an expert in fine crafts and furniture . I attended many arts and crafts classes and summer art camps at the Museum. I was trained as a silversmith at age 11 and at age 12 built a 10 foot kayak made of wood and canvas. I was a U.S. Navy trained aviation mechanic and earned my living for 15 years as a master mechanic, working mainly on motorcycles. I am also a former carpenter, criminal appellate attorney, credentialed teacher, professional writer, and painter.
Today I apply my talents and interests to building fine arts and craft furniture. My lifelong continuing education combines training of the mind with training of the hands. What you buy from Jonathan is fine art as well as heirloom quality furniture built to last many lifetimes. These qualities are reflected in the cost of my work, neither of which should ever be compared with that of commercial furniture.
Tterry
For Lift Coffee Table5.0This was a great experience. Jonathan was a professional all the way through. He sourced the table lift, we worked together on design and wood selection. When he ran into issues he was quick to communicate and we worked them out. What a great service and a great guy
- RS
Rich Stokes
For Solid Walnut Table Top5.0Great experience and unbelievable craftsmanship! I would recommend and will continue to use for future projects!
Thanks so much!
Rich
- RE
Roger Evans
For Santa Monica Dining table4.8We just received our table last evening. The craftsmanship is superb and we love the table. We would recommend this craftsman highly to anyone and will use him for another project that we are working on. Shipping was a little slow , but the end result was excellent, and the shipping personnel were professional and courteous and careful.
Overall extremely satisfied. - AT
Amanda Tran
For Floating top console table5.0After endless hours searching in stores and online for a sofa table, I couldn't find anything that fit my style and the size I needed. That is until I found Jonathan of Antikea. He didn't build me the table I had in mind; he created something 100x better! This was my first time using CustomMade and Jonathan walked me through the entire process, providing tailored design and wood suggestions based on photos I sent him. I received the table only a few weeks after his initial proposal and it is nothing short of perfection! The high-quality woods, precise joinery, and special details Jonathan added to the breadboard ends and legs have made this an heirloom piece that my family will enjoy for years!
- KC
Kevin Carpenter
For Kevin's Desk5.0This was my first experience with working with a Marketplace project, and I must say it was an enjoyable experience. My chosen “maker” Jonathan, was a pleasure to work with. He provided consistent updates on my project which included photographs. He listened to my directions and created the desk of my dreams.
Thanks for creating my beautiful desk!
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