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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David N Ebner, Curley Ash Live Edge Dining Table, 2016
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A large curley ash live edge dining room table by David Ebner of Bellport. There are two sets of book matched tops available.( never ident...
Maple
Studio Crafted Dining Room Table or Desk
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
This table can be crafted to any size; the size showing is eight feet long. Made of solid walnut wood, showing knots and matched grain, alternate woods available. On request, price ...
Walnut
Teak and Steel Desk or Table by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Industrial steel and teak desk or table by American studio craft artist David N. Ebner. Can be crafted to any specification. Note: All works signed by the artist, David N. Ebner. ...
Steel
Beitel Dining Table by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Elegant and beautifully crafted dining room table by American studio Craft artist David N. Ebner. Shown in walnut wood, however other woods are available (price may vary with size an...
Lerner Dining Room Table by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A magnificent table designed by internationally renowned American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner. Made from American walnut and wenge woods. Bookmatched on all sides, with blued...
Walnut, Wenge
David N. Ebner Makore Wood Dining Room or Conference Table,
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A magnificent one of a kind dining room table or conference room table by studio Craft artist David N. Ebner. This table is cut from o...
Wood
Superb David N. Ebner Studio Craft Tripod Table
By Dean Santner, George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, David Ebner
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Exceptional midcentury styled tripod table with incredible figuring, likely a tropical hardwood, featuring circular dished top raised on a stylized one-piece tripod base, monogrammed...
Hardwood
$2,470Sale Price|25% Off
H 28.5 in W 60 in D 35.75 in
David Parmelee for Founders Staved Rosewood X-Form Desk or Table, Circa 1970s
By Founders Furniture Company, David Parmelee
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-century modern writing desk featuring a staved rosewood top over an X-form chrome base, designed by Dave Parmelee for Founders Furniture, circa 1970s.
Chrome
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Dining or Work Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' dining tables, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer...
Steel
$11,440Sale Price|70% Off
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 157.49 in
Industrial Rustic Dining, Conference Room Wooden Table with Cast Iron Legs
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
Dining table ETNA. An industrial, modern interplay of shapes, materials and proportions, this dining table encompasses fine craftsmanship daring to stand out of any design rules. This unique table is handmade from two centuries old solid ash which is seated on huge metal factories cast iron wheel. The table top has natural wooden look that makes a perfect balance with metallic brass finished table legs. Eventually the brass on tables...
Metal, Brass
1970S Swedish Chunky Pine Dining Table Or Desk
Located in London, London
Dining table or desk Pine Simple chunky style Sweden 1970s
Pine
$18,000
H 30.5 in W 84 in D 30 in
Dos Gallos Studio Custom Walnut Desk or Dining Table with Wishbone Stretcher
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is our custom wishbone winery table that can be made in any size and with any finish, in a range of colors and distresses. This particular table was going to be used as a desk s...
Walnut
Early Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Table or Desk
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Early vintage Florence Knoll dining table. Model 301 Literature: Knoll Furniture 1938-1960, Rouland and Rouland, pg 105 Comes with 1 (18") leaf. Measures: 60" wide without le...
Wood
$3,882Sale Price|40% Off
H 29.14 in W 78.75 in D 39.38 in
Amazing Italian Desk or Dining Table by Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful organic shaped walnut base and silvered glass top. I was not able to get a good picture of the top.
Walnut
California Studio Craft Sculptural Dining Table, 1980s
Located in Coronado, CA
This stunning, sculptural California studio craft dining table was made in the 1980s by a highly skilled artisan. The top features finely inlaid slivers of oak hardwood which meet in...
Oak
Danish Modern Tile Inlay Teak Desk or Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful tile inlay teak desk or dining table. In great vintage condition. This is a trestle style table with center support. The tiles are in gr...
Teak, Ceramic
$4,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 30 in W 38 in D 58 in
American Studio Craft solid Walnut Dining Table Style of Wharton Esherick
By Wendell Castle, Wharton Esherick
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Studio craft solid beautiful Hardwood & walnut dining table style of Wharton Esherick with 4 carved legs. Curved organic table design made in the style of Wharton Esherick. ...
Hardwood, Walnut
Lacquered Desk or Dining Table by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Luca is an elegant and sculptural piece by Jacques Jarrige that functions equally well as a refined desk or a small dining table. Hand-carved and finished in lustrous lacquer, the pi...
Scrap Wood
Dining Room/Desk by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner.
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A magnificent table or desk designed by internationally renowned American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner. Made from American Walnut and Wenge woods. Book matched on all sides,wit...
Sold
H 30 in W 84 in D 40 in
Teak & Steel Dining Table/Desk by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Industrial Steel and Teak dining room table (or desk) by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner. Can be crafted to your specifications. Note: All works signed by the artist, ...
Teak
A Spectacular Dining Table by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A dining room or center table from American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner. Reverse diamond pattern top. Crafted in Ovangkol (Mozambique) wood, seats 4 to 6. Other wood choices ...
A Spectacular Dining Table by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A dining room or center table from American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner. Reverse diamond pattern top. Crafted in Ovangkol (Mozambique) wood; seats 4 to 6. Other wood choices ...