Everyday Heirlooms Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

“Every­day Heir­looms,” an exhi­bi­tion of excep­tional, func­tional prod­ucts in wood, cele­brates beau­ti­fully crafted objects that blend func­tion with thought­ful design. On display is a wide range of work, from small-batch pieces by contem­po­rary inde­pen­dent makers to prod­ucts from compa­nies both large and small. You’ll also find iconic designs by modern masters such as Wharton Esher­ick and Tage Frid.

Curated by Heide Martin of Heide Martin Design Studio (Rock­land, ME) and Annie Quigley, Editor-in-Chief of Remod​elista​.com, ​“Every­day Heir­looms” high­lights items that achieve beauty through purpose-driven design and consci­en­tious construc­tion. The collec­tion includes every­thing from combs and baskets to coat racks, mirrors, and lamps — an inter­na­tional survey of excep­tional, func­tional wooden prod­ucts made to last, and an anti­dote to today’s culture of cheap mate­ri­als and disposable goods.

Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Matt Hoggle observes, ​“Heide and Annie have curated an exhi­bi­tion of remark­able scope, assem­bling works from ten coun­tries around the world to show­case the count­less ways this seem­ingly humble mate­r­ial can be trans­formed into objects that are both deeply expres­sive and beautifully functional.”

Compa­nies, design­ers, and makers repre­sented in ​“Every­day Heir­looms” include Aino & Alvar Aalto by Design Within Reach (Finland), Stephen Burks for Berea College (Kentucky, USA), Frank E. Cummings III (Cali­for­nia, USA), Charles & Ray Eames by Design Within Reach (Cali­for­nia, USA), Wharton Esher­ick (Philadel­phia, USA), Tage Frid (Danish-born, Rhode Island, USA), Aspen Golann (New Hamp­shire, USA), HOKUTO59 (Japan), Hans-Agne Jakob­s­son by Yamagiwa (Sweden), Joop Duyn & Sons (Ireland), Nickey Kehoe (Kentucky, USA), Kaare Klint by Carl Hansen & Søn (Denmark), lorenz+kaz by Colé Italia (Germany), Adam Markowitz Design (Australia), Nomon (Spain), Brian Persico (New York, USA), Jens Quist­gaard (Denmark), Man Ray by Design Within Reach (Penn­syl­va­nia,

USA), Michael Robbins (New York, USA), Osamu Sassa (Maine, USA), Natalie Shook (New York, USA), Taka­hashi McGil (England), Charles Thomp­son (Mass­a­chu­setts, USA), and We Do Wood (Denmark).