It’s St. Patrick’s Day and lots of folks – especially here in Chicago – are celebrating the manifold contributions of the Irish. We found an Irishman who’s making maximum impact with ...

A local wood-worker and craftsman has created his own lane in the high-end furniture business by straying from the traditional to create unique and contemporary designs. Thirty seven year-old ...

Custom-made furniture has a soul, said master craftsman Daryl Evans, proprietor of Masterpiece Woodworks Inc. in Avon, who uses centuries-old skills and cutting-edge techniques to produce one-of-a ...

CREAGERSTOWN -- Jim Beachley is a 21st-century cabinetmaker but a master of 18th-century furniture making. His expertise goes beyond a mastery of the cabinetmaker's tools to being a student of ...

An Oconomowoc furniture master craftsman was recently given a national spotlight. In November, Tom Dumke, who works out of his town of Oconomowoc home, was one of 20 artists featured by Artists ...

Q&A: Woodstock fine furniture craftsman Paul Rulli. EMILY GROVES. Paul Rulli said he followed the traditional path of college and career, but all he ever wanted to do is what he’s done full time for ...

Chris Francis "fell in love" with timber work as a child. Now, after 40 years of crafting furniture using traditional woodworking methods, he is ensuring the age-old skills are not lost.