Marquetry Table

top: bubinga, anigre, various veneers
legs: dyed poplar with brass ornaments

Value: $1200.00

In a society with an over-abundance of mass-produced furniture, the husband and wife team of Talar and John Claude Prefontain are part of a unique and coherent group of contemporary studio furniture makers.

"Our approach to furniture making is always conceptual, expressing a visual language that transcends function. The Furniture Society, an international organization, has helped define this field of contemporary furniture creation as studio furniture. Today's crafts, of which furniture is one form, must function in many capacities, bringing both utility and pleasure through its use."