Your work speaks of refinement in terms of design details and materials selection. What’s your general process for designing a piece?
Depends, if it is for a commission, I listen to the needs and like to see the space, then provide drawings based on all the information I have. I like to give the client as much certainty as I can on the design – it can be a big investment, so giving as much detail as I can is important.
If it is for myself, I usually have a really rough shape or direction for a piece in my mind, but nothing on paper. I draw the main shape to scale on a bit of 3mm MDF just to get an idea of the overall size. Then I just start from the beginning – details are filled in over the build. I don’t like locking myself into things too early on paper. My knowledge of technique has much to offer that I can’t communicate on paper easily; ideas also evolve, or opportunities arise over the build in areas that I did not plan
