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About Grif
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When
it comes to making furniture, Griffin W. Okie combines a craftsman's know-how
with an artist's eye. His highly developed sense of aesthetics is balanced
by the more practical considerations of function. The result is unique furniture
that emphasizes the beauty of wood grains in simple yet sculptural forms.
Although you'll find Grif's furniture in galleries such as K.
Crowley Pacific Designs in San Anselmo, California and The
Craftsman's Guild & California Heritage Gallery in San Francisco,
you'll also find it a stylish addition to your living room. |
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Like the pieces he designs, Grif is a study in contradictions. A woodworker
who graduated from Yale, Grif is as comfortable in his aromatic wood shop
as he is at his clients' elegant homes. He has been an active member in
the California Contemporary Crafts Association (formerly Baulines
Craftsman's Guild) for over 20 years, and has served as a teacher of apprentices,
a lecturer, and on the Board of Directors. He began his affair with wood
in 1972 (he calls himself a "wood-a-holic"), and opened what is
now known as Griffin W. Okie Hardwood Design in San Rafael, California,
in 1975. Easygoing and down-to-earth, Grif loves working closely with clients
to help them both define and realize their vision. |
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You'll
find Grif's furniture at: |
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K. Crowley Pacific Designs
332 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
San Anselmo, California 94960
(415) 459-7450
www.kcrowley.com
The Craftsman's Guild & the California Heritage
Gallery
300 De Haro Street
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 431-5425
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