Chris Horney - I have been designing and crafting fine furniture for sale and by commission since 1997. I honed my self-taught woodworking skills in Rockingham Community College’s Fine Woodworking program. Since then, my furniture has been exhibited at galleries and shows around the country. Some of my best-selling work

to date has been heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, but with a lighter, more contemporary feel. Lately I have experimented with forms rooted in the American Federal style, updated with simple lines and pared-down embellish-ments. When I’m designing a new piece, I generally have a clear vision of the form

itself. Then I tend to throw every embellish-ment I can imagine onto it: carvings and corbels, beading and bowfronts. Then I work backwards to get to the simplest form, with a few striking details to accentuate the lines. ‘Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.’