John Houshmand
John Houshmand (born 1954)[1] is an American furniture maker, sculptor, musician, and contractor.[2] He has an atelier in New York's Catskill Mountains.[3] He has been described as a contemporary designer who uses "massive upended split logs" in the style of George Nakashima.[4]
Biography[edit]
John Houshmand was born to a Dutch-American mother and an Iranian father.[1] He attended Yale University and received a BA degree in 1978.[1]
Houshmand's designs "often juxtapose massive chunks of wood with thick glass panes" and are made by his staff on a 950-acre (3.8 km2) farm that is "also home to the company sawmill and the 1,700 slabs he keeps on hand for inspiration."[3] He has a showroom in Manhattan and travels to meet clients for custom orders on tables that can cost about $12,000 USD in 2009.[3] He "has been a photographer, a musician, and a partner in high-end residential construction" and now makes "one-of-a-kind sculptural furniture out of planks, slabs, and even trunks of reclaimed American hardwood like black walnut and elm."[3]
He bought the remote ranch property for $300,000 in 1991.[5]
Discography[edit]
- Live @ Here, Audio Artists (1997)
- Beat Noir, Patrick Noonan (1996)
- Void of Course, John Houshmand & Ten Martian Boys (1994)
- Undiscovered Country, Laurasia (1988)
- East River Consort, Laurasia (1978)
- Noonan, Levi & Houshmand, Laurasia (1975)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "John Houshmand". Designlush. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ Suqi, Rima (May 21, 2005). "John Houshmand's wood furniture - Recycling logs for furniture". New York Magazine (NYmag). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ a b c d Mark Grischke John Houshmand Table; Tour de Force The Eye December 2009 Forbes Life page 32
- ^ William L. Hamilton Jurassic Bark December 1, 2005 New York Times
- ^ McGlinn, Evan (May 10, 2002). "HAVENS; Finding The Big Sky, Close to Manhattan". The New York Times. p. Section F, Page 1.
Further reading[edit]
- Kim, Sheila John Houshmand.(market) February 1, 2004 Interior Design