Beston Barnett
“I love the clean lines and paring down of the last half century, but I’m also fascinated by the world’s older decorative traditions.”
Artist Statement
The design of each new piece of furniture is a balancing act.
Form and function are of course on the tightrope, but also strength and lightness, wood grain and geometry, elegance and surprise.
Maybe the trickiest balance in my own work is between modern rigor and ornament. I love the clean lines and paring down of the last half century, but I’m also fascinated by the world’s older decorative traditions. Thus you’ll find a walnut slab pierced by Maori-inspired motifs, or a floating cube sheathed in 13th century Arabic carvings.
