Field + Supply | Artisan Furniture | Field And Supply 2019
If you love artisan furniture, Field + Supply is a must-go-to event located at Hutton Brickyard in Kingston, New York. Aamodt/Plumb Interiors Associate Sarah Lueck takes you for a tour of the three day event, showing us not just her favorite artisan furniture, but also home accessories, clothing, pets and gifts.
We love events like these for several reasons. One, many of the artisans use natural and local materials. Two, you’ll be supporting small, local businesses. Third, these pieces are unique and beautiful, easily becoming a cherished heirloom for your family. And finally, you have an opportunity to know the local craftsmen better.
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Sarah Lueck: We’re here at Field + Supply, billed as a modern makers craft fair, to take a look at artisan furniture. This is a three day event showcasing handcrafted furniture along with a growing representation of home accessories, clothing, food, and gifts. It’s held at Hutton Brick Yard in Kingston, New York, a former brick manufacturer that supplied New York City with brick for over a hundred years. You can still see large stacks of bricks in the old kiln buildings and in brick gabions that line the paths.
I’m going to highlight a few of the things I saw during my whirlwind few hours there. One thing to note is that it feels like Brooklyn in the country. Both attendees and vendors are mostly from New York City or the Hudson region, but not all, which means of course there were lots of great dog and fashion sightings.
First step is Michael Robbins, a New York furniture designer who has a strong sense of proportion and detail. Think glam shaker, but in the best way. I love this stone topped coffee table and his hardware. He effortlessly mixes materials and pieces like this brass, wood and upholstered day bed, and his take on a shaker peg rail is begging to be put in an entry hall for all those fall jackets.
Next up is a long time favorite of mine, Sawkille, a Kingston-based husband and wife team who draw on a deep knowledge of historical methods to create timeless pieces that feel crush. Case in point is this amazing metal and mother of pearl inlaid table.
One thing there was no shortage of here was stools. I liked these by Andrew Finnegan with their nicely proportioned turned legs and fee. Another Hudson Valley furniture maker, his wood-turning skills are evident in most all of his pieces. Note that you can customize the finish and size of most everything you see here, even if not advertised.
There were some nice material examples in the Heide Martin booth, a Maine-based furniture maker, such as this peg rail hung cabinet.
AWN, short for Accordance With Nature, is a personal favorite of mine because of their intricate, sometimes idiosyncratic details. I really want one of these shelves.
Let’s take a break for a second from furniture and look at a few of the other vendors that caught my eye. The company Found My Animal had baby goats, so of course I had to stop there. Turns out a percentage of sales from their handmade pet leashes support animal welfare initiatives and promote adoption over purchase practices.
This is Tantuvi, which is Sanskrit for weaver, and it’s a collection of colorful abstract rugs designed in New York and woven in India via a co-op whose goal is to train more women in the art of weaving, giving them an income that will increase their stability and independence in what is largely still a male-dominated society. I love the mission and the strong compositions of the rugs.
I had to show a ceramics booth, and this artist, Raina Lee, was refreshingly out of place among the muted earth tones of a lot of the other booths. She makes her own highly textured glazes like this one named Creamsicle, and her dreamy LA Treehouse showroom was just featured in the New York Times.
Now back to furniture. Dzierlenga had a beautiful yet unmanned booth. The best was this credenza made from one of my all time favorite woods, spalted maple, which is actually any type of maple that has been allowed to begin to decay, then dried to stop further decay. The results are these beautiful black lines in the grain. To me, it looks like a drawing of wood overlaid with the actual wood. You see it in turned bowls a lot, but this is a gorgeous example of how it can elevate furniture, too.
Peg Woodworking was another favorite. Her mix of metal and bright powder coated colors, woven seats, and curved wood forms really stood out. Based in New York City, she has sculpture background that shows in the material experimentation and strong lines.
Last but not least is JackRabbit Studio, whose chunky sculptural chairs were almost good enough to eat. Miller the owner said he made these for this weekend and I’m really hoping to see more work like this from him in the future.
That’s it for me here at Field + Supply. The artisans featured here all make their own products in the US, many using local materials and running small businesses with employees. This event has been a great way to get to know some of them a little better. We love incorporating furniture in our projects crafted by makers like these. They bring a unique perspective to their work and create finished pieces that are true heirlooms.
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Links Mentioned In Video:
Event: http://www.fieldandsupply.com/
Michael Robbins: http://www.mchlrbbns.com/
Sawkille: https://www.sawkille.com/
Andrew Finnigan: https://www.andrewfinniganwoodturning.com/
Heide Martin: http://www.heidemartin.com/
AWN: http://www.accordancewithnature.com/
Found My Animal: https://www.foundmyanimal.com/
Tantuvi: https://tantuvistudio.com/
Raina Lee: https://rainajlee.com/
How A Ceramist Transformed A Los Angeles Treehouse: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/t-magazine/how-a-ceramist-transformed-a-los-angeles-treehouse.html
Dzierlenga: http://www.dzierlenga.com/
Peg Woodworking: http://www.pegwoodworking.com/
Jack Rabbit Studio: https://www.jackrabbit.studio/new-page-1
