A visit to Hugh Belton’s home and workshop in Woodstock is typical in some ways, and extraordinary in others. We were greeted at arrival by the furniture maker and his wife, Jennifer. Ushered through the front door ... Read more
The Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers is an association of thirty master craftsmen (and women) working in studios across Vermont. Most of our members have been designing and making custom furniture for decades, so ... Read more
Charles Shackleton and Miranda Thomas met in art school in 1979. Somehow, as life and luck would have it, they reconnected not in England but in Vermont. The romance rekindled, they married and started a family. They ... Read more
The Vermont Furniture Makers Guild is an association of master level craftsmen dedicated to the common pursuits of quality craftsmanship, design excellence, and pursuit of artistic vision. Our collective body of work ... Read more
The tail of Rutland County bends southeast where the Green Mountain and Taconic ranges come together to form what’s called the ‘Valley of Vermont.’ Historic Routes 7 & 7A run its length from Brandon to ... Read more
When we visited Dan Mosheim's workshop last year, he was celebrating thirty-six years in the studio furniture business. His is the kind of benchmark that all craftsmen hope to achieve; an extensive, distinctive ... Read more
“I always wanted to work with my hands,” Jim Becker told us when we visited last month. But he didn’t get his start in furniture. “A friend’s dad was building boats and turned me on to an internship program at ... Read more
It was 1774. A small, radical group of English Protestants emigrated to America, coming to port in Watervliet, NY. Within a half century's time, these dancing, singing ‘Shaking Quakers’ had founded a network of ... Read more
“Design is always a challenge with a complicated form like a chair. When it works, you know it.” – Cabinetmaker, Chairwright Timothy Clark, Waltham VT In his Addison county workshop, Guild of Vermont ... Read more
By the 17th century, Great Britain had depleted its forests and looked to the colonies for satisfaction of its timber supply. Of particular interest were the old growth pines, hundreds of feet tall and branchless for ... Read more
