Tim Coleman makes custom furniture in the shop he built a few paces from his house in Shelburne, Mass. He’s run a one-man shop for 30 years now, since apprenticing in Seattle with Curt Minier and studying at the College of the Redwoods under James Krenov in the 1980s. Coleman’s manuscripts are as well-crafted as his cabinets, betraying his college major in creative writing at St. Lawrence University.

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	Behind the Design: Tim Coleman’s Arabesque In this video, Tim Coleman takes you through the design process behind his cabinet-on-stand.
	Composing: A Flexible Design Process Keep options open from the initial idea to the finished piece
	Tim Coleman’s All-Time Favorite Tool When we asked Tim to name his all-time favorite tool, we were surprised when he pulled out a ruler

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