Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima, Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, hardcover

Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima, Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, hardcoverThese three men (along with Tage Frid and James Krenov) would be considered by many to be the greatest American woodworkers of the twentieths century. The first three each built a unique and very personal home, as shared in this book. Esherick, the eldest of the three, created an artists man cave atelier. A sculptor as well as a furniture maker, he displays several of his pieces in a pit dug in his main room. Maloof created a warm and embracing home,

Alfreda died

Sam relates how it all started in the opening of Sam Maloof

Then reassembling the buildings several miles away

Ann was the Maloof Relocation Project construction manager

A companion video to The Furniture of Sam Maloof

The author has spent time with thirty-six people whose lives were touched by Sam

it brilliantly captures the love and passion of Sam for his woodwork

this was filmed shortly after the move to the current site

Jack Rogers Hopkins California Design Maverick:  Master mid-century designer craftsman is 40 page newspaper style catalog from the exhibition of the same name

his furniture

Sam shares his love of wood

and alchemist