Hello my name is Eric Carr and I make studio furniture in my workshop in Great Falls, VA.  Working in native Virginia hardwoods such as walnut, cherry, and oak I create unique, one of a kind, pieces that are both artistic and functional. My style ranges between Arts & Crafts to  Mid-Century Modern. On this website you'll see some examples of my work but I would be happy to meet with you personally to design the perfect piece for your home.

 

Originally from Los Angeles, I worked for over twenty years as a graphic designer in the D.C. area before deciding to switch careers on my 45th birthday to make studio furniture fulltime.  My style is a cross between Mid Century Modern and Arts and Crafts because I love the natural simplicity of and clean lines these styles bring to my pieces.  I am largely self-taught, though I have taken classes at the Corcoran and the North Bennet Street School. In designing these pieces, I start with pencil sketches of what I am hoping to achieve and then turn to 3D modeling programs to refine the joinery and scale.  Of course, no plan survives first contact with the enemy and in woodworking, sometimes the enemy is the wood itself, which does not always behave in predictable ways. Most people do not realize that wood furniture is still a living breathing thing even once the tree is cut down, the wood kiln dried, and the boards milled to thickness, reshaped, glued and varnished into a chair. The furniture will expand and contract with the seasonal movement and solid joinery design is a must for the piece to survive.

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​​Galleries and Exhibitions

​Haley Fine Art (haleyfineart.com)

American Craft Made - Baltimore (CraftCouncil.org)

Bethesda Row Arts Festival (bethesdarowarts.org)

Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival (Tephra.org)

Fuller Craft Museum (fullercraft.org)

Great Falls Studios (greatfallsstudios.com)

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​​Education

Center for Furniture Craftmanship (woodschool.org)

North Bennet Street School (nbss.edu)

Corcoran School of the Arts and Design (corcoran.gwu.edu)

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Memberships and Associations

Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild (nvhg.org)

The Furniture Society (furnsoc.org)

The Washington Woodworkers Guild (washingtonwoodworkersguild.org)