The Egret Lamp is fine craft at an economical price point by WarnockWoodWork. Japanese joinery is hardware free allowing it to be flat packed for shipping while being very high quality and lending to a simple and enjoyable puzzle-like assembly. Dimensions appox. 69"-70"T (straight arm) x 25"W x 21" Each lamp is created with much attention. Please allow 1-2 month production time as they are individually handmade and not always in stock. If interested in other options note that there are addition Egret Lamp listings which feature a handmade porcelain shade, a curved shade arm option, and additional wood options. This specific Lamp Features: -Cherry with oil finish or oak dyed black *note that the pictures for this listing is walnut wood. The wood choices for this version of the Egret Lamp, which is the most economical in the series, is dependent on market rates and supplies. At present, walnut is not an option. Cherry is very beautiful and darkens to a lustrous brown in the red/orange spectrum. -Straight tapered shade arm *note that some pictures may have a curved shade arm which is an option in other lamps in the Egret series -Cloth colored cord in three color options. Toggle on/off switch on the cord -Origami Shade -With use of a CFL or Led 75w equivalent bulb (not included)
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-Process
Machines accomplish the unrefined stage. Hand tools accomplish the refined stage. Design begins with respect for wood.
-Reshaping Modernism
I create HANDMADE MODERN furniture considering sensitivity to material and time honored techniques. The process by which an object is made contributes to its meaning. My process infuses warmth to the cold sterile reputation of modernism, thus restoring the human connection.
-Forte
Mediocrity needs the cold shoulder. We live in a disposable culture which detains us in an endless consumer cycle. My goal is to relieve you from this cycle with furniture that ages well revealing a faint background of your life past. to give joy and beauty.
-Philosophy
I’m an artisan, designer, craftsman. I conceive ideas, act upon my ideas through planning, and execute the plan within the boundaries of tradition and material. Wood is a living material and isn’t homogenous. Full of diversity in its color, texture, weight, smell, and even sound. I carefully select my material, preferring natural unadulterated wood that invokes honesty. I surround myself with my material to discover its nature which leads in my process. I do not force wood to fit a design, resulting in disharmony. Machines do not care, they are unaware and forceful. I work wood with acquainted relationship. As a result my furniture has an intimate quality, full of discovery, bearing my fingerprint. I approach joinery with classic time honored and proven methods. Beautiful and strong dovetails and mortise and tenon, executed precisely. Good joinery is an investment, it is honest, sound, and enduring. I traditionally hand plane or card scrape. Then use a finish to enhance the wood; typically oil, shellac, or wax. I always aim for timeless, simplistic, classical forms and proportions.
-In the Background
Born in Cincinnati, OH in 1980. As a child the desire to create was consuming. The love of wood arose as a young guitarist. Furniture design became enamoring after earning a fine arts and education degree from Mount St. Joseph. Studied woodworking at Haywood Professional Crafts program in Western North Carolina. Presently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Claire Hemingway
For Egret Lamp: Oak With Curved Arm / Cotton Cord / East Fork Pottery Shade / Japanese Joinery AssemblyThe Egret Lamp is exquisite. Michael Warnock's craftsmanship and attention to detail is of the highest quality.
Peggy Greenberg
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Ryan Jones
For Ryan's Dining TableMichael quite simply, did an AMAZING job on a table I wanted. I had a VERY distinct idea of what I wanted and he guided me through the best materials, finishes and joinery to achieve the table I wanted. The table is everything I wanted and more. The table is a dual purpose table. Right now as a computer/entertainment center and eventually a dining table. The craftsmanship is EXACTLY what I wanted, and even improved upon by Michael, to make my idea even better than what I had in mind. He was very communicative during the entire process. I could go on, but I'll leave you to experience his work for yourselves.
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