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]
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]
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]
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]