Archive for March, 2010

Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show
The Philadelphia Cruise Terminal
Philadelphia, PA
March 27 – 28, 2010

In its 16th year the Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show is the longest running craft show devoted to furniture and furnishings in the USA. The PIFS features a great range of work reflective of the diverse creative directions present in the field of artisan-made furniture. There will be shaker and arts and crafts influenced wooden furniture, historically based Grandfather clocks as well as contemporary timepieces, modern functional-sculptural pieces in metal and wood, table top accessories, wall art and much more. These are the kind of objects that continuously radiate the passion of their creators and the passion of their collectors. (more…)

For North Bennet Street: A Benefit Exhibition of Studio Furniture

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

For North Bennet Street: A Benefit Exhibition of Studio Furniture
Gallery NAGA
Boston MA
March 5 – 27, 2010

There’s still a few days left to see the work of some of the most prominent studio furniture makers in the United States in a group exhibition of handmade furniture at Gallery NAGA. The show was mounted as a benefit for the North Bennet Street School in Boston’s North End. One of the oldest and best-known crafts training schools in the country, the school is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. The school’s philanthropist founders began offering woodworking and cabinet making training programs in the 1880′s as a way for immigrants from Europe to begin earning a livelihood in their adopted country. (more…)