![Dining Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7160/DiningTable_fc1e2c4d96.jpg 1565w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7160/DiningTable_eb089b3ad2.jpg 725w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7160/DiningTable_df8686b8af.jpg 320w)
Dining Table
Walnut and SteelTable top with slip-matched and rotated slabs to accentuate crotch grain. Clear epoxy with jet stone inlay fill voids.
![2 EB75628 18 C1 4 AC7 8 F62 314 E498 D57 B6 2](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54278/2EB75628-18C1-4AC7-8F62-314E498D57B6-2_341207b1f1.jpeg 560w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54278/2EB75628-18C1-4AC7-8F62-314E498D57B6-2_d79ff68027.jpeg 280w)
- About
I am an anthropologist and designer/maker of custom furniture. As an anthropologist and woodworker, I strive to let the ideas and experience of the client guide the design and process of creating a piece of art or furniture. Designing a piece and working the materials into final form both play their parts in the lived experience of the maker and the client. I like to conduct an ethnography, of sorts, of a potential space for my work to reside- the aesthetic and experience of the client, the lived-in space, how a piece will be interacted with, observed and connected with- all these guide design. Over the past 20 years I have worked as an anthropologist doing public health research and development in West Africa and continue with that work today (www.couffo.org). My studio is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Shauna and I live with our two dogs, Kroeber and Lola.
- Region
- Santa fe, NM
- Website
- studiojleslie.com
- Media
- Wood and anything else.
- Professional Status
- Designer/maker
- Status
- Member until Jan 30, 2024
Portfolio
![Dining Sideboard](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7162/Dining1_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7162/Dining1_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
![Dining Sideboard](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7162/Dining1_43899247e8.jpg)
Dining Sideboard
Walnut, New Guinea Walnut, WengeBook-matched live-edge walnut with the live edges turned in gives a unique look to the ends of these sideboards.
![Jewelry Cabinet](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54054/HA8A2688_3fe5a4b47d.jpeg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54054/HA8A2688_25afb2ffff.jpeg 375w)
![Jewelry Cabinet](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54054/HA8A2688_43899247e8.jpeg)
Jewelry Cabinet
Walnut and Red OakAir-dried walnut gives beautiful color variation on the drawer fronts. Reclaimed red oak.
![Dining Sideboard 2](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7161/Dining2_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7161/Dining2_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
![Dining Sideboard 2](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7161/Dining2_43899247e8.jpg)
Dining Sideboard 2
Walnut, New Guinea Walnut, WengeBook-matched live-edge walnut with the live edges turned in gives a unique look to the ends of these sideboards.
![Bar Cabinet](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54059/James-Kennell-Cabinet_3fe5a4b47d.jpeg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54059/James-Kennell-Cabinet_25afb2ffff.jpeg 375w)
![Bar Cabinet](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54059/James-Kennell-Cabinet_43899247e8.jpeg)
Bar Cabinet
Walnut, New Guinea Walnut and Wenge.This cabinet along with the dining sideboards and dining table make a set. All of the live edge walnut came from two book matched slabs that were 4 feet by 14 feet.
![Coffee Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7163/CoffeeTable_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7163/CoffeeTable_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
![Coffee Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7163/CoffeeTable_43899247e8.jpg)
Coffee Table
Walnut and GlassVaried slopes and angles and no parallel lines.
![Tatami Bed Frame](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54048/IMG_0358_3fe5a4b47d.jpeg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54048/IMG_0358_25afb2ffff.jpeg 375w)
![Tatami Bed Frame](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54048/IMG_0358_43899247e8.jpeg)
Tatami Bed Frame
Cherry and AlderBed frame fits two standard tatami mats. Burnt Umber Oil Finish. May be disassembled without need of tools.
![Nightstand](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7164/Nightstand_e5a3f1801e.jpeg 683w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7164/Nightstand_25afb2ffff.jpeg 375w)
![Nightstand](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7164/Nightstand_43899247e8.jpeg)
Nightstand
Walnut and AshBurl veneer drawer front.
![Dining Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7160/DiningTable_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7160/DiningTable_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
![Dining Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/7160/DiningTable_43899247e8.jpg)
Dining Table
Walnut and SteelTable top with slip-matched and rotated slabs to accentuate crotch grain. Clear epoxy with jet stone inlay fill voids.
![Dressing Bench](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54053/HA8A2680_3fe5a4b47d.jpeg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54053/HA8A2680_25afb2ffff.jpeg 375w)
![Dressing Bench](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/james-kennell/54053/HA8A2680_43899247e8.jpeg)
Dressing Bench
Walnut and White OakNakashima inspired bench with live-edge slab.