Brian Reid

Warren, Maine

Tartan

Padauk, Rosewood & Macasser Ebony

Price: $8,400

Brian Reid

Brian Reid is a full-time designer/maker based in the midcoast of Maine.  He attended Parnham College, in Dorset, England, studying under the  renowned designer John Makepeace. Only eight Americans attended this distinguished program. Brian has twice been an Artist-in- Residence in the Furniture/Woodworking program at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and recently was a Fellow here at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. For the past three years He has served as an instructor in the Center’s Twelve-week Intensive Program. 

“The distinguishing quality of my work derives from continuing explorations of a neglected parquetry technique I learned from  German craftswoman, Ulrika Scriba. It is through the recombination of small thin pieces of wood veneer that I create  progressions of color and pattern, simple to complex, that are both suggestive and mesmerizing. They can suggest anything from a forest floor in the fall, to a traditional quilt pattern. In the work on display here the pattern has suggested to me both a Scottish Tartan and a vintage television set. These patterns are the starting point in my design process. It is my hope that this work resonates with the viewer and gives rise to feelings of comfort, recognition and familiarity“

Brian Reid