tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306427826258479906.post4430643080420790970..comments2024-03-28T01:16:52.063-07:00Comments on David Barron Furniture: 20th Century Design auction.David Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06618718370012866597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306427826258479906.post-62245502532483269352012-10-09T15:15:32.455-07:002012-10-09T15:15:32.455-07:00Wow good samples of those furniture it seems like ...Wow good samples of those furniture it seems like the <a href="http://www.designplusconsignment.com/" rel="nofollow">antiques furniture San Francisco</a>.Milliscent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433319171442324444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306427826258479906.post-2497559030449241652012-10-06T12:19:22.022-07:002012-10-06T12:19:22.022-07:00Hi Mark, I agree many of these fine makers are tot...Hi Mark, I agree many of these fine makers are totally anonymous and it would be very good if furniture acknowledged them.<br />All the best, David. David Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618718370012866597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306427826258479906.post-9646489037690737572012-10-06T12:05:08.486-07:002012-10-06T12:05:08.486-07:00Hello again David, I am a fan of Alan Peters work ...Hello again David, I am a fan of Alan Peters work and of course he was a great maker in his day, his methods of workmanship have been adopted as the fine furniture making bench mark. All of his employees would have had to work to his exacting standards under his watchful eye no doubt, but I think it does matter when a great designer fails to acknowledge the skilled craftsmen who produce the work, it should be a partnership of equal measure, one without the other does not do very well. Chris Tribe wrote a bit on this subject in his blog.I think all pieces when exhibited or promoted in the media should be labelled Designed by, Made by, and even Inspired by.<br />Yes, Steve is a great craftsmen and a good designer, but I wonder how many people recognize his name compared to Alan Peters even though he made some of Alan`s more notable pieces.<br /><br />Regards, Mark WhiteMark Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544147025160927570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306427826258479906.post-9957849724406110342012-10-06T04:03:47.163-07:002012-10-06T04:03:47.163-07:00Hi Mark, You are right, a bowl like this would not...Hi Mark, You are right, a bowl like this would not have actually been made by Alan but it is to his design and stamped accordingly. Does it matter? I'm not sure. The world would certainly had less of his furniture to admire if he had done all the work himself. <br />I'm guessing you are being taught by Steve Hopper at Bridgewater College, a great craftsman.<br />All the best, David.David Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618718370012866597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306427826258479906.post-4794855371998459772012-10-05T12:30:45.786-07:002012-10-05T12:30:45.786-07:00Hello David,
When you say "made b...Hello David,<br /> When you say "made by Alan Peters" was it actually made by him, I am intrigued by the notion particularly with Alan Peters but also with some other furniture designers that most of their designs were also made by them, which is quite untrue. The furniture making course I attend is tutored by one of Alans ex chief makers, he worked for Alan for 15 years and in that time Alan made very very little.<br />Still a lovely bowl whether made by Alan or not.Mark Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544147025160927570noreply@blogger.com