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David N. Ebner Stools

American, b. 1945

Master woodworker David N. Ebner is an integral contributor to the American Studio furniture movement. Along with like-minded artisans such as George Nakashima, Sam Maloof, Arthur Espenet Carpenter and Wharton Esherick, the New York native advocates for the craft of well-made furniture that is not mass-produced. As Ebner himself has stated, “[I am] creating the antiques of tomorrow.”

Ebner was born in 1945 in Buffalo and attended the School for American Craftsmen at the Rochester Institute of Technology. There, he studied under celebrated American furniture maker Wendell Castle who taught Ebner “the artistic approach” to woodworking. After graduating, Ebner sought to further his education at the London School of Furniture Making. Then, following a two-year stint in the US Armed Forces, he decided to pursue a career as a woodworker and furniture designer, opening a studio on Long Island, New York, in 1973.

As a devotee of Castle’s teachings of creating furniture as a form of functional art, Ebner eschewed the trend of making furniture out of plastics and other synthetic materials — which gained steam with the likes of venturesome Scandinavian modernist designer Verner Panton during the 1960s and 1970s — embracing instead the American Craftsman style that formed the basis of the American Studio furniture movement. 

Working with a range of woods, Ebner has designed sculptural live-edge dining room tables, shapely bamboo stools and side tables characterized by swooping organic curves, and statement-making cabinets in lustrous sapele wood, each elegantly hand-carved. “... Each piece is treated as an art object with concern for my material and honesty to its inherent qualities,” Ebner has said. “For me, one’s creative ability is demonstrated in the diversity of the pieces and what one learns from change.”

Ebner has exhibited extensively throughout his career, including shows at the American Crafts Museum and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and the Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton. His works are in permanent collections at the Smithsonian Institute, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Creator: David N. Ebner
'The Renwick Stool" by David N Ebner, USA, 1990
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
The Renwick stool named after The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Arts Museum in Washington DC. This stool was originally purchased by the Sm...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman David N. Ebner Stools

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Maple

The David Ebner Free Edge Spalted Maple Bench
By David N. Ebner
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Fine works by David N Ebner the spalted maple free edge bench. Other woods available on request.
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman David N. Ebner Stools

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Maple

Sassafras Stick Foot Stool by Artist and Craftsman, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
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Stick foot stool by renowned artist and craftsman David N. Ebner. Sassafras wood and natural rush seat. Please see the newly published book "David Ebner: Studio Furniture" by Nanc...
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20th Century American American Craftsman David N. Ebner Stools

David N. Ebner, Artist Craftsman, Bamboo High Stool
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Bamboo high stool by David N. Ebner, Classic simplicity and beauty, available in amber or natural finish. Please see the newly published book "David Ebner: Studio Furniture" by Na...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman David N. Ebner Stools

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Bamboo

David N. Ebner, Studio Craft Artist, Black Stool #1
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Ebner's stool #1 is made of pigmented walnut wood; simple and beautiful. Also available in other woods. Please see the newly published book "David Ebner: Studio Furniture" by Nanc...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman David N. Ebner Stools

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Walnut

Stool #1 by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Stool #1 by American studio Craft artist David N. Ebner. Beautifully crafted in a pigmented bronze finish. David will be selecting a few pieces from his co...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman David N. Ebner Stools

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Bronze

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David N. Ebner stools for sale on 1stDibs.

David N. Ebner stools are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of David N. Ebner stools, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 5 modern edition to choose from as well. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider stools by and Micheal Rozell. Prices for David N. Ebner stools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $4,000 and can go as high as $7,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,400.

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