Bringing Back “What is Good, What is Beautiful, What is Useful, What is Lasting”
My years as a Karl Springer Artisan
left an indelible imprint. Necessity kept me away from the furniture design
world while raising a family, but recently I retired from a successful career
and felt compelled to return to the work I loved. You know what they say “once
an artist, always an artist”. It gets in your blood.
Having kept fairly current with
furniture design, I was aware of the resurgence in collecting unique Karl
Springer pieces and decided to return to creating furniture pieces that are an
object of extraordinary luxury and workmanship.
Inspired by iconic Karl Springer
classic furniture pieces from the past, my goal was to create and finish small
tables and boxes in the Karl Springer style of wrapping them with various
coverings such as exotic hides, snakeskin, or fabric. I had acquired this
unique skill while working as a custom furniture artisan in the Karl Springer
workshop during the 70’s and 80’s.
I began creating my own pieces, and in
2010, I started my own company, Johnson3 LLC. The items displayed on my website are a representation of my
work. I do custom order work and
enjoy creating art pieces based on a sketch or concept. I will work with an
existing piece or have your design brought to life, and finished in my
studio. I obtain hides and fabric through a network of suppliers all over
the world to use in my work. I can
also use exotic skins and fabrics supplied by the interior designer for custom
work.
Every time I complete a piece of
furniture, I take pleasure in knowing that “the art” of covering objects in
exotic materials is not lost and happily have been enjoying
creating designs and accessories that
are a tribute to those years of incredible Karl Springer design.
"Innovation is
often the ability to reach into the
past and bring back
what is good, what is beautiful,
what is useful,
what is lasting."
Sister Parish
Eileen Johnson
Johnson3 LLC
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