S tudio furniture makers create works of unique design that have been inspired from the dreams and thoughts of imagination. These finely hand-crafted works represent the true connection between both function and art.

F unctional art is the blending of both the unending beauty of art and the forever usefulness of every day function. It is more than just art that is beautiful in and of its self. More than a work of art that is simply looked at and studied. It is art that caries out a specific function in our every day lives and is intended to be used and enjoyed day after day. Art that also serves as a link between generations, as each work of functional art becomes the heirlooms of tomorrow and is passed down to children and grandchildren for generations to come.

A s George Hepplewhite observed in the late eighteenth century, "To unite elegance & utility, and blend the useful with the agreeable, has ever been considered a difficult but honorable task." These should be the parameters, that the most successful new works will find honorable expressions of art. How people achieve this form of art and craft - of creating functional works of art - will determine the nature of the studio furniture movement in time to come.