Thomas Hucker (born 1955) is an American artist working in furniture.
Hucker was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. [1] He apprenticed for two years under Leonord Hilgner. [1] He attended four summer study sessions at the Penland School of Crafts studying under the likes of Sam Maloof. [1] From 1976 until 1980 he earned a Certificate of Mastery from Boston University Program in Artisanry [1] followed by time at Tokyo University and a degree from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy. [2]
Hucker has from early on incorporated Japanese aesthetics [1] and has cited an early meeting with Isamu Noguchi in the late Seventies as heavily influential. [3] His influences also include classical music, jazz musicians including Leonard Hilgner. [4]
Thomas Hucker (born 1955) is an American artist working in furniture.
Hucker was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. [1] He apprenticed for two years under Leonord Hilgner. [1] He attended four summer study sessions at the Penland School of Crafts studying under the likes of Sam Maloof. [1] From 1976 until 1980 he earned a Certificate of Mastery from Boston University Program in Artisanry [1] followed by time at Tokyo University and a degree from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy. [2]
Hucker has from early on incorporated Japanese aesthetics [1] and has cited an early meeting with Isamu Noguchi in the late Seventies as heavily influential. [3] His influences also include classical music, jazz musicians including Leonard Hilgner. [4]