Inspired by pure geometrical forms — circles, rectangles, squares, cylinders and spheres — John Eric Byers’s furniture is deceptively simple. A closer inspection, however, shows that behind each coffee table, bench and chair there is great care and meticulous attention to detail. It is little wonder why the woodworker is considered to be among the foremost figures of the modern American Studio movement.
Born in Rochester, New York, in 1959, Byers trained in the workshop of Wendell Castle, “the father of the art furniture movement.” The renowned American sculptor greatly influenced Byers, and the New York native found inspiration in the work of other artist-designers while in Castle’s workshop such as Donald Judd and British ceramicist Hans Coper.
Following his studies under Castle, Byers established a studio and workshop in Newfield, New York. There, he uses a variety of specialized techniques in the design of his furniture, including wood milling, lamination, hand-shaping, hand-tooling and finishing, often with casein milk paint, which is believed to have been used in ancient Egypt.
Byers’s side tables, stools, sideboards, credenzas and other pieces are sculpted by hand in his preferred material — hard, blackened maple. Each design demonstrates his keen focus on detailed surface texture and structure.
Byers’s works have not gone unnoticed over the course of his decades-long career. He has won multiple awards, such as the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award and the New York Foundation of the Arts Award. He has been included in the Smithsonian’s Oral Archives of American Arts as well.
Byers’s pieces feature in permanent collections at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Mint Museum and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.
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Pillar Console by John Eric Byers
By John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
Pillar console by John Eric Byers Dimensions: 81.3 x 50.8 x 135.6 cm Materials: Carved blackened maple All works are individually handmade to order...
Maple
$3,850 / item
H 30 in W 12 in D 48 in
PEMBROKE Console Table by AMBROZIA, Solid Claro Walnut & Stainless Steel
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Pembroke console table is handmade to order from an hand selected high figured Claro Walnut with an hand rubbed natural oil and wax finish that enhance the real beauty of the wood and give a natural warm touch. The elegant style came from our unique Pembroke legs...
Stainless Steel, Cut Steel
$20,276 / item
H 31.5 in W 51.19 in D 17.72 in
Contemporary Modern Edge Console Console Table in Travertino Marble by Collector
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
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Travertine
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By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
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Shagreen Stingray
Shell Inlaid Sylvie Console by R&Y Augousti
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Shell
$4,600 / item
H 29.93 in W 17.6 in D 50.08 in
Arkhe Console Table in Oak, Modern Sculptural by Fulden Topaloglu
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Travertine
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 51.5 in D 21.5 in
Postmodern John Mascheroni Attributed "Tubo" Chrome & Marble Console Table, 1970
By John Mascheroni
Located in Basel, BS
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Marble, Aluminum
Eric Slayton Corten Steel Console Table, Plate Series, 2010
By Eric Slayton
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American furniture maker and artist Eric Slayton's console is made of weathered Corten steel plates. Each having the qualities and variations Slayton searches for, they are welded together resulting in a beautiful example of wabi-sabi. Steel and its use in architectural applications has always generated an emotional response for the artist, so simply stated it became his pallet. Every piece is a commissioned ‘art as furniture one-off’ that is numbered and signed. The console is part of his Plate Series and will ship directly from the artist's studio. Images 7 and 8: Elena Lyakir Photography above the Eric Slayton Corten Steel Console...
Steel
Eric Slayton Cast Aluminium Console Table, Cast Series, 2023
By Eric Slayton
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American furniture maker and artist Eric Slayton's Cast Console is made of sand-cast plates from molten recycled and reclaimed aluminum. Each having the qualities and va...
Aluminum
$8,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 35.88 in W 16 in D 49.75 in
Contemporary Epoxy Resin Console / Console Table in Blue by Facture Studio
By Facture Studio
Located in New York, NY
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Resin
$19,261 / item
H 33.47 in W 55.12 in D 16.93 in
DeCastelli Convivium Console Table in DeErosion Brass by Nikita Bettoni
By Nikita Bettoni, DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the table of the same name, Convivium consolle leans against the wall with curvy and graceful attitude. Entirely made in brass, this piece stands out for the DeErosion fi...
Brass
Bliss Console
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Brass
Shagreen Inlaid Sylvie Console by R&Y Augousti
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