Video: Furniture Design Step by Step with Mike Pekovich
Replay Join FWW creative director Michael Pekovich, for a webinar on his design process.
Jun 04, 2020
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Designing your own furniture can be an intimidating prospect, but it’s a rewarding and necessary step if you want to move beyond building from plans. While few of us think of ourselves as “furniture designers”, we are all capable of adding our own voice and viewpoint to the work we make. Designing furniture is less about innate talent than adopting a step-by-step approach that allows you to brainstorm ideas and then translate them into finished work. In this webinar, Mike Pekovich will walk you through the design process, from capturing the spark of an idea with quick sketches to dialing in the details with scale and full-size mock-ups. You’ll learn a sound method for bringing out your creativity in the work you make.
Did you miss episode 1:
Jigs for Routing Perfect Curves
with Bob Van Dyke?
Homework!
Download a PDF of Mike’s sample bookcase grid
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Comments
Where can I find episode one?
Here's a link to Bob Van Dyke's webinar:
https://www.finewoodworking.com/2020/05/14/free-webinar-jigs-for-routing-perfect-curves-with-bob-van-dyke
Thank you!
Outstanding presentation!!!! No magic, instead, lots of basic, approachable steps. Gotta get me a sketch book and some foam core!
Great webinar! Where can I find a copy of Mike's presentation?
Excellent video, thank you Mike.
Mike, great job!!! Cabinetmaker's Notebook is what hooked me on building all of those years ago. You left me with that same hunger to explore, to learn, to put a piece of myself into what I build. Thank you.
Hi Sorry I missed this broadcast, but so glad to be able to watch the reply. I hope and pray that you guys might think about creating some of these in to DVD's and make them forsale. The reason I am asking is Mike's presentation was so good I want to be able to watch it when ever and where ever I want.
I would also like to suggest and while I know this would be totally up to Mike, and I also realize he took on a new position with in FWW, but if he would like to do a design class, he did mention that he has taught it before. Not sure if FWW would be willing to video it and make it available to us. I know I would be more then willing to pay a price to either attend on line or but a series of video's of it. I know it is not easy to make and does take a lot of work. Thank you for all you have done, this is my reason plus many more of why have been a and will continue to be a life time subscriber of FWW.
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