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Dining Chair in Oiled Walnut with Medium Brown English Bridle Leather Backrest
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I am a studio furniture maker located in New York's Hudson...
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- A Meandering Path
- The Pommel Cut Explored
- A Study in Shape and Relationship
- The Pommel Evolution
- A Fresh Foot Leads The Way
I find the particulars of designing and making new work to be a moving target. Rarely, a well-formed idea will present itself. Quick sketches will lead to a plan, a plan to a prototype, and a prototype to a finished product and debut. More often, however, the process is much less linear. I’ll struggle to work through mock-ups and scale models to ge...
We’re likely all familiar with how a large group of turnings that incorporate the pommel cut appear; most any staircase with turned spindles would be a fine example. Some even contain pommel variations within their patterns. But how does a group of pommel cuts present in closer proximity? How can this detail be used outside its usual context? How c...
Designing this table was a way for me to more formally study the interactions of disks and to challenge myself mentally. I fitted disks of various sizes into one another, the interactions between them technically the same—always an arch of one circle cutting through at least one other. The interest for me in this design was in how the details came ...
I wanted to see if I could expand the Pommel Table geometrically, not limiting myself to a square or rectangular form. After many sketches, models, and mock-ups, I was left with an array of unsatisfactory results. I couldn’t manage to merge rectangular components with hard-edged pommel cut lines with other, softer-edged shapes naturally. The detail...
The Bourrée Series, named for a ballet step, began as a search for a soft-edged design that would work well with various color treatments and surface textures. As I worked through the concept and built models, the results kept boring me. Cigar-shape legs felt too bulky and cumbersome, as did cylinders. Tapered legs led to a visual lightness that di...
- Andrew Finnigan
Andrew Finnigan was introduced to the world of furniture-making through the focused lens of woodturning—a unique form of woodworking where shaped objects are created on a lathe. For years he honed his skills producing work for a variety of artists, sculptors, furniture makers, and contractors.
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Dining Chair in Oiled Walnut with Medium Brown English Bridle Leather Backrest. Dining Chair in Bleached Maple w/ Medium Brown Bridle Leather. Ball Foot Chair shown w/ armrests in oiled cherry and burgundy bridle leather. Pad Foot Console/Hall Table in Bleached Maple Detail. Offset Pedestal Side Table in Ebonized Maple Detail.
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Mar 1, 2023 · Andrew Finnigan was born and raised in the rural Hudson Valley of New York and continues to live and work there. His turning and woodworking skills came about from a mix of being self-taught and as an apprentice. He grew up watching his father woodwork, but wasn’t that interested early on.
