Vermont Woodworking School - 2024 4th Semester Students

For the fourth year in a row, we are glad to partner with the Vermont Wood­work­ing School, recog­niz­ing the impor­tance of their students belong­ing to an orga­ni­za­tion that supports the field and commu­nity in which they have chosen to study.

In their fourth semes­ter at VWS, students complete a chair design project. Students are chal­lenged to build a chair that is aesthet­i­cally pleas­ing from all sides, constructed without arms, and incor­po­rates complex angle joinery. Students will also learn how to create a drop-in uphol­stered seat and a woven seat. Chairs can appear simple in struc­ture, but the advanced joinery required takes plan­ning and skill, and design restric­tions lead to unex­pected and creative visions of what a chair can be.

Lance Hampton is an aspir­ing furni­ture maker. He is currently pursu­ing a B.F.A in Fine Wood­work­ing and Furni­ture Design at Vermont State Univer­sity in conjunc­tion with the Vermont Woodworking School.

Ryan Wilson is orig­i­nally from Vermont but has spent the last 23 years living in Maui, HI. He returned to Vermont to attend Vermont Woodworking School.