Hank Gilpin’s bench displays his talent for the subtle craft of joinery, his delicate design, and his appreciation for wood. The walnut base uses intricate mortise and tenon joints to attach to the curly maple top, and the six legs curve gently outward. Gilpin uses carefully selected figured maple to add interest and variation while keeping the overall form simple and true to its purpose. Gilpin was a student of Tage Frid at the Rhode Island School of Design, whose work was some of the earliest to join the Please Be Seated program in the 1970s.

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