There’s a lot of work being done today that doesn’t have any soul in it. The technique may be the utmost perfection, yet it is lifeless. It doesn’t have a soul. I hope my furniture has a soul to it.
-Sam Maloof
Picture from George Baramki Azar
At age 90 Maloof still puts in a full day, six days a week. That’s down from 80-100 hours per week when he was younger.
He is the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Genius Award. His work can be found in the Smithsonian and the White House. A rocking chair will run you about $18,000, and his waiting list is several years long.
:: Smithsonian Institute Online Maloof Exhibit
:: Pictures of Maloof’s House and Shop (he built them himself)
