International Furniture Design Competition

MOTTE – Autumn
By Mike Stofiel

This is a chair design for the 2011 Becker Design Competition. This view is one of several pages submitted for the international competition that take place every couple of years in Brakel, Germany. The host company, Fritz Becker KG is one of the world's leading molded-wood manufacturers.
It is the third generation of my chair design MOTTE.

Furniture is staying on….

Motte - detail
by Mike Stofiel

Nine of my furniture works are staying on display at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. The month has extended into a few. I am most excited about the extension for display of the works and the continued interaction with the great folks at SCC.

Kansas City Woodworkers and Wood Turners Guilds

I have recently joined the Kansas City Woodworkers Guild (KCWG) and the Kansas City Wood Turners Guild.. What a great facility and wonderful group of people.

Images from site below:
http://www.facebook.com/kcwwg?v=info

East Girard Ave. - Philly

A great end to a day filled with walks thru. the streets of Fishtown Neighborhood reviewing residential walk-up infill projects. AAAhhh, Spring on the East Girard Ave. looking to Center City Philly.

Japanese Tea House

A few images from Shofuso Japanese House…. The structure is now housed in Philadelphia’s West Fairmount Park, originally constructed in 1953, found it current home in 1958. What a wonderful sunny day to explore the house and garden spaces.

Garry Knox Bennett and IUP Grads

Garry Knox Bennett visits IUP for reviews, conversation and to jury the annual emerging artist show.
Images from site below:
http://www.gkb-furniture.com/

Commissioned Display Objects

The wood objects pictured were commissioned for a local Delaware silversmith. Amelia is participating in the Instructor & Student Continuing Education exhibit at Delaware College of Art and Design's main gallery. The exhibit opened as part of the First Friday’s arts tour for April. The turnings are from locally harvested cherry and walnut for the hanging pedestal the rear of the display.
600 N. Market Street. Wilmington, Delaware 19801 | M—Fri, 9 am-5 pm

(front right - copper ring)
Randel Read
Jewelry Design
Amelia Nelson, Instructor and Artist

(left, rear, rear right - silver rings and ear rings)
Amelia Nelson
Jewelry Design
Amelia Nelson, Instructor and Artist

(wall right)
Carol Hertzoff
Landscape Photography
Randle Reed, Instructor

(wall left)
Michael Robear
Watercolor Panting
Michael Robear, Instructor

MILIEU

A Thesis by Mike Stofiel

Yes! Printed, bound and most importantly finished.
“My furniture is an exploration into intimate spatial experience while exposing the repercussions of fulfilling that very desire.”
Master of Fine Arts 2010

Society for Contemporary Craft - Dates Set

The 2011 LEAP winner has been chosen, and will be announced soon!

Clark DeCapite (glass) and Mike Stofiel (wood)
to be feature for the month of July 2011.
www.contemporarycraft.org
2100 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | 412.261.7003 | M—Sat, 10 am-5 pm

IDS11 - Jan 27-30 - Toronto

Interior Design Show is Canada's premier platform for contemporary design.

The Interior Design Show (IDS) will showcase the newest and most exciting Canadian & international furnishings, fixtures and accessories for the home.

Drawing on "Inspiration" for its theme, IDS will host over 300 exhibitors, talks and exhibits by established international design stars and the latest in emerging talent.

Guest speakers include designers Darryl Carter, Brian Gluckstein and Tommy Smythe (of Sarah's House, as well as editors from Canadian House & Home, including Suzanne Dimma, Lynda Reeves and Mark Challen.

http://www.interiordesignshow.com

Exhibitor Listing 2011
http://www.interiordesignshow.com/exhibitor-listing

Preview – Light Frame Wall Cabinets

Time of Two Lights - Detail
Mike Stofiel

The above is a sample image of my new series of wall mounted cabinets. On the small scale, the works are designed/ built as wall mounted objects. As a larger cabinet, the work acts as slim screen surround and vertical multi-media centers. The cabinets center the visual living spaces while creating organized spatial effects on an exspanded wall surface.

Lindsey Adelman - Lighting

Lindsey Adelman

More fine art than light fixture, Lindsey Adelman's custom hand-blown glass pendants are one-off, hand-blown glass light fixtures bound and tethered with an array of materials: intricately knotted rope, 23 karat gold, oil-rubbed bronze parts, cloth-covered cord and stainless steel.

http://lindseyadelman.com/