Bill Huston
Kennebunkport, Maine
Duo Bed
Cherry, Hammered Copper, Conversion Varnish
48" x 71" x 84"
Price $3,450
www.hustonfurniture.com
"My designs have evolved over time and have been shaped not by one period or style, but by many influences. In my work there are elements of Scandinavian clarity and simplicity, of Shaker honesty of materials, of the ordered symmetry and linear comfort of the Arts and Craft style, and the subtleness of Asian design. Rather than simply take these styles and mimic or reproduce them, I have felt them and then interpreted and evolved my own designs. Subtle understatement has been a goal---adding simple inlays that develop the design but don’t dominate, using a soft curve to lighten a severe, hard line, and letting the grain and color of the wood emerge as a design element. Having designed and built hundreds of pieces of furniture, I have developed an innate sense of proportion and dimension that together with my design integration gives a unifying thread that runs throughout our furniture. There is something about every piece that comes out of our shop that says, "This is a Huston piece".
Simple, understated elegance. "