Doug Turner
Owner, Designer, Furniture Maker
I began my woodworking career as a student at The Atlanta College of Art, making canvas stretchers and picture frames for myself and other students. I made the transition to furniture after a visit to my uncle, a professional woodworker in New Jersey. He told me to stop playing around in my cousin's basement (the location of my first shop) and get a job at a good shop where I could really learn. And so I did. It was trial by fire - total immersion learning. Every day I learned some new technique - mostly by doing it wrong first. It worked however, and I found myself able to take on increasingly complex jobs. I studied veneering, bent lamination, joinery and other techniques as I used them.
Since those days at my first shop, I have worked with many talented designers, architects and craftsmen, and have taught a few woodworking classes at Highland Hardware here in Atlanta. My continued focus has been on custom residential and office furniture.
When I'm not in the shop, or at a client's home, or working on marketing or accounting, I enjoy spending time with my girlfriend, reading and hoarding books, watching movies and creating 3d models and textures.
Phil Hallam
Furniture Maker
Phil is from a little village in northern England. He worked in the Queen's nephew's workshop for 12 years before he met his wife and moved to Atlanta. His education in furniture making was very formal, and it shows in his fine craftsmanship. His university degree is in furniture design and construction, which was comprised of classroom study as well as a hands-on apprenticeship program. After that, he took on his own apprentice and worked for several years completing many fine quality pieces.
Outside the shop, Phil enjoys spending time with his wife.
Kendrick Anderson
Apprentice Furniture Maker
Kendrick is a GA State student and part-time professional musician. He's adding furniture making to the mix and doing quite well.
Kimberly Rees
Apprentice Furniture Designer/Maker
Kimberly is originally from Texas. She has a degree in Interior Design. While doing her coursework, she designed and built a few pieces of furniture. She hopes to learn more about furniture design and construction in order to some day operate her own shop. In her spare time, she enjoys painting and reading.