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Chance Coalter San Diego, Calif. Although it looks like a sculpture, this chair is “first and foremost, a functional object,” Coalter says. It is made using a form of stack…

William Bardick Temecula, Calif. “One day last winter, my wife and I were wandering around town in Taos and came upon a tall, narrow boulder with a pile of snow…

Ken Cowell Yorba Linda, Calif. This dresser, “Tree of Life,” won the Best of Show award given by Fine Woodworking. It’s the second piece in a bedroom set Cowell is…

Daniel Herbst Chula Vista, Calif. Herbst collaborated with Jessica Van Arsdale on this bench, which is called “Land, Water, and Air.” The two specialize in using reclaimed lumber, and this…

William Gourlay Anaheim, Calif. This classical guitar was inspired by “La Emperatriz” (the empress), an 1884 Spanish guitar by Antonio de Torres. Gourlay replicated it from detailed photos he found…

Thomas S. Stockton Montgomery Creek, Calif. Like much of his work, Stockton says, this walnut buffet was inspired by federal furniture. “I really enjoy the shapes and proportions they used…

Doug Lawrence Nashville, Tenn. Inspired by his work as an environmental conservation volunteer for the Peace Corps in Paraguay, Lawrence carved this table and chair set to look like trees.…

Bob Tuttle Tehachapi, Calif. When the tool chest company Gerstner & Sons produced a special chest to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2006, Tuttle bought one for his wife. Then…

Federico Mendez-Castro Vancouver, B.C., Canada Mendez-Castro combined two powerful design philosophies when making his desk. The lines are Mid-Century Modern, he said, while the shopsawn veneer parquetry was influenced by…

RICHARD CIUPKA  Mont-Royal, Que., Canada When Ciupka saw a table by Belgian Art Nouveau furniture designer Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (1858–1910) at a Paris museum, he was inspired to build a…