Brian Holcombe is a woodworker specializing in handmade, one-of-a-kind furniture influenced by Japanese sashimono techniques and furniture of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. All of Holcombe’s woodwork is joined together without the use of fasteners, nails or screws, and units like his credenzas and cabinets often feature shoji — traditional Japanese sliding doors or screens. His work is mid-century modern in style but thoughtfully traditional in construction as it draws on the materials and techniques once favored by the Samurai and wealthy merchants of Asia.
His studio, where he builds elegant bookcases, daybeds, benches and other pieces, is in Princeton, New Jersey. By creating his furniture by hand, Holcombe intimately understands the nature of each material he uses. While much of his work is made of wood, the use of various types, including ash, walnut and mahogany, gives a sophisticated variation to the furniture, with brass accents furthering the depth of its design. Holcombe uses mulberry paper for his sliding door pieces and offers a live edge on some products, like his dining room tables.
In addition to producing beautiful furniture, Holcombe teaches woodworking classes both in person and online, including workshops on hand tools, interlocking techniques and shoji doors. Publications such as Fine Woodworking and Handwork Magazine have featured his expert work.
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$1,200 / item
Bedside Table in White Ash with Oil Finish
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
Contemporary take on Sashimono furniture, utilizing carefully handmade interlocking joinery. This nightstand features a drawer made with handcut dovetailed construction. In traditional Sashimono drawers are made to fit and function in very exacting fashion, this drawer uses...
Ash
Louis XVI Style Mirror Top Table with Gallery
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XVI style mirror top table with gallery.
Brass
Bedside Table in Walnut and Ash by Boyd & Allister
By Boyd & Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
These bedside tables in walnut and ash were first designed for a client who wanted nothing more than a book and a lamp by their bed. We begin by choosing a beautiful piece of wood fo...
Ash, Walnut
From $6,290 / item
+ 6 moreH 29.53 in W 102.37 in D 47.25 in
Acco Large Dining Table in Black Ash Base Finish, by Florian Schmid
By Florian Schmid, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acco table is available with a wooden or ceramic top. The wooden base is offered here in black ash, however, available for custom orders in natural oak or Canaletto walnut. Here you ...
Ceramic, Wood
19th Century Italian Giltwood Display Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Italian Giltwood and Faux painted Display or End Table with Marble Top
Giltwood, Paint
$9,500 / item
H 21 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
Bespoke Cerused Oak and Parchment Table in the Dupre Lafon Manner
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Bespoke Cerused oak and parchment table in the Dupre Lafon Manner. Please note that this table can be completely customizable with a lead time of 8-10 weeks. The parchme...
Oak, Parchment Paper
$1,054Sale Price|15% Off
H 17.72 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
In Stock in Los Angeles, Brass / Ceramic White Square Coffee Table
By Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (1.8) In Stock in Los Angeles Square coffee table with lacquered metal frame and burnished b...
Brass
Knoll Saarinen Side Table with Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Eero Saarinen for Knoll occasional table with walnut top. Excellent original condition, base has a cream color, original tag intact.
Steel
Square End Table with Parquetry Marble Top
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Taylored design square table with parquetry travertine marble top, framed by gold laminate trim, with solid hardwood ( mahogany or walnut ) base, squared legs terminate with brass co...
Marble
Karakum Horn Marquetry End Table with Bone Inlay
By Farrago Design
Located in New York City, NY
Classic contrast. Cattle horn is carefully placed over a wood frame by hand to make this exotic end table. The top is inlayed with horn and camel bone chi...
Bone, Horn, Wood
$9,592 / item
H 30.32 in W 86.62 in D 39.38 in
Basalto Solid Wood Table, Ash in Handmade Black Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Basalto is designed to minimize its architectural components. The purpose is to enhance their visual value through the interaction of different thickness and rhythms. The essentialit...
Ash
$9,500 / item
H 24 in W 18 in D 18 in
A Custom Mahogany End/Side Table with Parchment Top and Central Drawer
Located in New York, NY
A custom mahogany end table with parchment top featuring a central drawer. Lead Time for custom-made is 8-10 weeks.
Mahogany, Parchment Paper
Modern Nightstand in White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Modern Nightstand in White Oak is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each piece is hand-made with solid white oak and f...
Oak