Wendell Castle Armchair
Price on request
Historical Design
1965
Stack-Laminated Oak Wood
62.9 x 67.3 x 57.2 cm
24.8 x 26.5 x 22.5 in
Known as the father of art furniture, Wendell Castle paved the way for a new type of handcrafted and sculptural design. Working with wood, he developed several techniques including stacked laminated wood, crafting voluminous and organic shapes and playing around structure such as this single thick trunk supporting the seat.
Artist
Wendell Castle
Born in Kansas in 1932, Wendell Castle received two degrees from the University of Kansas, one in industrial design in 1958 and the other in sculpture in 1961. He moved to Rochester, New York to teach at the School for American Crafts and established a permanent studio in the area that is still in operation today. He reinvented himself for nearly six decades.