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Article: SEAT OF INSPIRATION NATURAL SHAPE, TYPE OF WOOD DICTATES CHAIR MAKER'S DESIGN.(Home Front)(INTERIOR DESIGN PAGE)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- April 18, 1999
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Byline: Lori Tobias News Staff Writer
Once you've seen one of Hermon Futrell's chairs, you'll never have trouble identifying another. You'll know them by the crooked twigs that grow up from the back, the sugar maple sapling curving into an arm rest, the willow rush seat or the knobby hickory branches forming legs.
As unique as a signature, Futrell's creations are both different from one another and the same. They come painted and lacquered, with seats of willow rush or woven leather. On some, the bark remains intact; others are stripped bare, the wood creamy white beneath clear lacquer. And there are no nails. Instead, Futrell marries the pieces with ...
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