One of the first furniture images in “James Krenov: Leave Fingerprints” – Brendan Gaffney’s biography of a 20th century woodworking icon – is the “Pagoda Cabinet” that Krenov built in 1971 from European cherry. David Welter, a student of Krenov’s then a long-time faculty member at the school he founded (now called the Krenov School), chose it to showcase in his foreword for the book because it’s one of his favorite furniture pieces.
The Pagoda Cabinet, which remained in Sweden for 50 years, was recently acquired by a former student of the Krenov School, who turned it over to Welter for cleaning and conservation. In June 2022, Welter gave a talk to the school on the cabinet and his process. Watch it below, courtesy of the Krenov Foundation.
“Arcs of a circle are dead, there’s no life to ’em!,” I’ve always wondered how to express that, now I do. Thank you for sharing this amazing video.
Thank you for posting this video. Interesting to find out about all of those subtle details in this beautiful piece.
I have long admired this cabinet as well, the unusual proportions, the flared sides, the grain pattern doors…
That was a fun watch. Thank you for sharing…!