Casey McCafferty has carved out a place for himself in a corner of design where furniture, sculpture, and craft intersect. While the majority of his pieces are functional, many don’t appear that way. Cabinets, for example, almost taunt users, daring them to figure out how to open the doors. Screens could be mistaken for a super-sophisticated Flintstones-style climbing wall. Seating doesn’t seem to encourage lingering.
McCafferty’s pieces are muscular, animated, and somewhat unruly, which sets the self-taught artist apart from the rest of an increasingly crowded field. “What you are seeing is what is actively alive in my head when I’m carving,” he explains. “I’m not trying to recreate something; it’s a real thing happening.” Learn and see more here.