McMakin, Roy Bio

ROY McMAKIN

BIOGRAPHY 1956 Born in Lander, Wyoming 1975-1977 Portland Museum of Art School, Portland, OR 1979 B.A. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1982 M.F.A. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Currently lives and works in Seattle, Washington SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 ROY MCMAKIN, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX 2014 IS A VASE WORTH MORE THAN A BOWL?, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA

DOMESTIC FURNITURE BY ROY MCMAKIN, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX 2013 SOME DRAWINGS AND A TABLE, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA ROY MCMAKIN: TWO CHAIRS (ONE GREEN, ONE BLACK), A CHEST OF DRAWERS, A TABLE, A LITTLE STOOL, A PHOTOGRAPH AND A FEW DRAWINGS, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago IL 2012 A FEW DRAWINGS I MADE FOR A SHOW AT LORA'S GALLERY, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL OF EXPRESSING SORROW AND HOPE THROUGH FURNITURE, Western Bridge, Seattle, WA TWO CHAIRS, TWO CHESTS OF DRAWERS, TWO PIECES OF FABRIC AND TWO TABLES, Ambach and Rice, Los Angeles, CA ROY MCMAKIN: MIDDLE, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT 2011 BEHIND WHAT IT’S IN FRONT OF: SCULPTURES AND VIDEOS BY ROY MCMAKIN AND PAINTINGS BY JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 2010-2011 OTHER CHEST OF DRAWERS & OTHER PEOPLE, International Artist-In-Residence: New Works 10.3, Artpace, San Antonio, TX 2010 ROY MCMAKIN: IN AND ON, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX ROY MCMAKIN: WHEN IS A CHAIR NOT A CHAIR?, Cristina Grajales Gallery, New York, NY 2009 ROY MCMAKIN, Bellevue Community College Gallery, Bellevue, WA ANOTHER KOUNTRY, Established and Sons, London, UK JOY AND REFFRY (with Jeffry Mitchell), Pulliam Gallery, Portland, OR 2008 FOR, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY SOME_THINGS, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM SOME_DRAWING, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY PURPLISH, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

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2007 ROY MCMAKIN: A BREADBOX AND A MUG, EACH DEPICTED IN SCULPTURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX ROY MCMAKIN: A WHITE TABLE AND A BLACK TABLE, EACH DEPICTED IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND SCULPTURE, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 2006 ACTUAL, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA PAINTINGS WITH CHAIRS AND SCULPTURES OF CHAIRS, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR ROY MCMAKIN, Marc Selwyn/Domestic, Los Angeles, CA 2005 RESIDENTIAL LINE, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY ROY MCMAKIN: A SLAT – BACK CHAIR, University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; (catalogue) LEQUITA FAYE MELVIN, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, New York 2004 ROY MCMAKIN: CHEST, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA 2003 A TABLE, TWO CHAIRS, A SMALL CHEST, ONE LARGE PAINTING AND SEVERAL DRAWINGS, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 2003 A BOOKCASE, A SCULPTURE, SOME DRAWINGS AND A BELT BUCKLE, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA 2002 ROY MCMAKIN: A DOOR MEANT AS ADORNMENT, Museum of Contemporary Art,

Los Angeles, CA. Traveled to Henry Art Gallery, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2001 2 TO, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA SPACE, Feature, Inc., New York, NY 2000 WHEN IS A DOOR A JAR? Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, CA 1999 HOW DO I KNOW HOW YOU KNOW? Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA 1997 …Marc Foxx, Santa Monica, CA 1992 DOMESTIC FURNITURE: PRODUCTS & PROTOTYPES OF ROY MCMAKIN, Felicita Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA 1987 EVERYTHING: AN EXHIBITION OF SURFACES AND CONTAINERS, Quint Gallery, San Diego 1986 TABLES, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, Quint Gallery, San Diego, CA 1982 INSIDE, Michael Dunsford Gallery, San Diego, CA A HOUSE, Sushi, San Diego, CA NOT HOME, M.F.A. Exhibition, Mandeville Annex Gallery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1981 SUPINE IN THE ARROYO, (performance), Sushi, San Diego, CA 1980 BUILT-INS AND LOVE IN A CHARLES EAMES CHAIR, (performance), Sushi, San Diego, CA THINGS FROM OR FOR SOMEBODY'S HOME, Mandeville Annex Gallery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 SUMMER SHOW, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX 2013 AGAINST THE GRAIN: WOOD IN CONTEMPORARY ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY THE NEW SINCERITY, Lorna Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX 2012 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA FIGURING COLOR, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA 2010 DESIGN MIAMI/BASEL 2010, Messe Basel, Basel, Switzerland DOUBLE UP DOUBLE UP, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA PLEASURE POINT: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA 2009 QUINT: THREE DECADES OF CONTEMPORARY ART, California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA

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2007-2008 OUT OF THIS WORLD: SHAKER DESIGN PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT; The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture, New York, NY

2007 USELESS, Project 4, Washington, D.C. VIEWFINDER, Henry Art Gallery, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, University of Washington, Seattle, WA AS IT SEEMS, Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 2006 FURNISHING ASSUMPTIONS, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005-2004 SPECIFIC OBJECTS: THE MINIMALIST INFLUENCE, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA 2004-2003 BAJA TO VANCOUVER: THE WEST COAST AND CONTEMPORARY ART, Seattle Art

Museum, Seattle, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia; CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA; catalogue

2003 FRIGHT WIG, Feature Inc., New York, NY SMALL SCALE SCULPTURE & ANONYMOUS TANTRA PAINTINGS ON PAPER, Feature Inc.,

New York, NY MIGHTY GRAPHITEY, Feature Inc., New York, NY 2001 BEST OF THE SEASON, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT (catalogue) 2001 BEST OF THE SEASON: SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2000-01 MANHATTAN EXHIBITION

SEASON, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut; catalogue DESIGN CULTURE NOW: NATIONAL DESIGN TRIENNIAL, Cooper Hewitt, New York, NY (catalogue)

FAST FORWARD: THE SHAPE OF NORTHWEST DESIGN, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS XVI, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA 2000 DESIGN CULTURE NOW: NATIONAL DESIGN TRIENNIAL, Cooper – Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY; catalogue 1999 AGAINST DESIGN, ICA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA traveling: Palm

Beach Institute for Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL: Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, (catalogue)

1998 YOYOGAGA, Feature, Inc., New York, NY HOME SWEET HOME, Transamerica Building, San Francisco, CA LA CURRENT: THE CANVAS IS PAPER, Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture Center, Los Angeles, CA 1997 SIMPLE FORM, Henry Art Gallery, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, University

of Washington, Seattle, WA UNTITLED GROUP SHOW, Marc Foxx Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1987 SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA Parameters 8 1986 THE RMS COLLCTION, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH 1985 42 EMERGING ARTISTS, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA WOOD, Quint Gallery, San Diego, CA FROM THE ASTONISHING HORIZON, curated by Peter Frank, LAVA (Los Angeles Visual Arts), Los Angeles, CA 1984 SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, CA CONTEXTUAL FURNISHINGS: ISERMAN, MCMAKIN, VAUGHN, Mandeville Annex Gallery,

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA THREE FROM PARIS, THREE FROM L.A., Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1982 CAROL MAVOR AND ROY MCMAKIN, Jewish Community Center Gallery, San Diego, CA

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SELECTED COMMISSIONS 2012 University of California, Riverside, CA Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT Rainier Beach Community Center, Seattle, WA San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA 2009 Annenberg Community Beach House, City of Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CA Marion Davies Guest House, Santa Monica, CA 2007 Olympic Sculpture Park, Three Projects – Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA 2004 University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA The Henry Art Gallery, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, University of

Washington, Seattle, WA Western Bridge, Seattle, WA

2003 West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission (now West Hollywood Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission), West Hollywood, CA 1997 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA 1995 & 1986 Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS 2011 Varma Residence, Mercer Island, WA 2010 Berro Residence, Beverly Hills 2009 Glean Residence, Santa Monica, CA Cupcake Royale, Seattle, WA 2008 38th Ave Residence Improvements, Seattle, WA Looker Residence, Manhattan Beach, CA 2007 True Residence, Seattle, WA Jensen Residence, Vashon Island, WA Brooklyn Rowhouse, Brooklyn, NY Bershad Residence, Seattle, WA 2006 The Knew Gardens, Seattle, WA New York Loft, New York, NY Rhodes Residence , Seattle, WA 2005 Duffy Residence, Manhattan Beach, CA 2004 Western Bridge, Seattle, WA Greenlee/ Moreno Residence, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Bloomberg/ Farrell Residence 5, Mattapoisett, MA 2002 Jones Residence, San Antonio, TX 2001 Dawson Plumbing, Seattle, WA Flora and Henri, Seattle, WA 2000 Berro Residence, Beverly Hills, CA Mt Baker Residence, Seattle, WA Murkoff Residence, Montecito, CA Seattle Residence , Seattle, WA 1999 Bloomberg/ Farrell Residence 4, Santa Monica, CA Denny Blaine House, Seattle, WA Young Residence, Chicago, IL 1998 Bloomberg/ Farrell Residence 3, Mattapoisett, MA Sea Level, Venice, CA 1997 Rhodes Residence , Seattle, WA 1994 Spotwelders Productions, Venice, CA

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1992 Bloomberg/ Farrell Residence 2, Santa Monica, CA 1989 Benedek Residence, Brentwood, CA Bloomberg/ Farrell Residence 1, Los Angeles, CA CATALOGUES 2010 Baldessari, John, Michael Darling, Lisa Eisner, Michael Ned Holte and Roy McMakin. The Art of Roy McMakin: When is a chair not a chair? (New York: Skira Rizzoli and Matthew Marks Gallery) 2005 Yapelli, Tina. Roy McMakin: A Slat-back Chair, San Diego State University. 2003 Darling, Michael. ROY McMAKIN: a Door Meant as Adornment, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. McMakin, Roy. Charming Homes For Today: Drawings by Roy McMakin, 1996-2002, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. McMakin, Roy. A Month of Drawings in the Cursive Style!, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. 2000 Robbins, Mark. Against Design, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 2000 Design Culture Now: National Design Triennial, Cooper Hewitt, New York, NY SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2015 Chute, James. “Art Fair set for encore of best year ever,” The San Diego Union Tribune, November 4, 2015. 2014 Keh, Pei-Ru. “Roy McMakin makes the familiar strange in a new show of domestic furniture at Lora Reynolds Gallery,” Wallpaper, September 15, 2014. Suqi, Rima. “Roy McMakin: His Art is Another’s Furniture,” The New York Times, September 17, 2014. 2013 Stephens, AnnaMaria. “Homing In: The Visionary artist Roy McMakin returns to San Diego to build his dream house,” Riviera Magazine, July/August 2013. Rosenberg, Karen. “Wood, Made to Bend to an Artist’s Whims,” The New York Times, June 6, 2013. 2012 Ayers, Robert. “Roy McMakin’s riddling sculptures on view at Western Bridge,” The Seattle Times, May 4, 2012. 2011 Rus, Mayer “Act Two” Los Angeles Times Magazine May 2011 2010 Gibson, Allison. “Roy McMakin: In and On,” Daily Serving, May 19. Hagberg, Eva. “Roy McMakin for Ebony and Co” Wallpaper, Interiors October 2010 Hagberg, Eva. “When is a Review Not a Review?,” ARCADE: Architecture and Design in the Northwest, Book Review, Summer: 38-39. Louie, Elaine. “Roy McMakin: When is a Chair Not a Chair?,” book review, The New York Times, March 31. Mendelsohn, Meredith. “Turning the Tables,” Artinfo, Art+Auction, May 1 Merkin, Daphne. “Profile in Style-Diane Keaton,” New York Times Style Magazine, Feb. 28 Viladas, PIlar. “Roy McMakin,” review blog, The New York Times Style Magazine, May 6. <http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/now-showing-roy- mcmakin-2> Keeps, David A. “Put it on display, or sit on it?,” Los Angeles Times, April 2, p. E4. Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “When furniture becomes art,” The Statesman, April 7. <http://www.statesman.com/life/style/crocs-go-for-softer-look-furniture-as- sculpture-535252.html> 2009 Spencer, Ingrid. “Vashon Island Residence,” Architectural Record, December.

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…”Roy McMakin exhibition, London,” Wallpaper, February 9. <http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/roy-mcmakin-exhibition-london/3072> Hackett, Regina. “Jeffry Mitchell/Roy McMakin: found and made,” ArtsJournal weblog, September 4. <http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2009/09/jeffry-and-roy.html> Keeps, David A. “Roy McMakin piece awaits bidders at L.A. Modern Auctions,” Los Angeles Times, May 30. 2008 Scott, Carrie. “Picture This, Purplish,” Carrie Scott & Partners Art Advisory, October. <http://www.carrie-scott.com/articles/purplish> Fichter, Brian. “Roy McMakin: For,” Cool Hunting, May 8. <http://www.coolhunting.com/design/roy-mcmakin-for.php> Koplos, Janet. “Roy McMakin,” Art in America, October, pp.185-186. Viladas, Pilar. “Funny Farm,” The New York Times Magazine, Style Section, August 31,

pp.41-45. Hagberg, Eva (text) and Tom Fowlks (photos). “Home McMakin,” Wallpaper, August,

pp. 182-189. 2007 Pincus, Robert. “Sleights of Hand,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, September 20, p. 31.

Farr, Sheila. “Olympic Sculpture Park Guide: The Art & Artists.” The Seattle Times, January 14, p. 5-6

Graves, Jen. “Tic Tac Toe.” The Stranger, February 22nd, p. 29 Hackett, Regina. “Art History Comes Alive on the Waterfront.” Seattle P-I, January 18,

p. F5, F8 Ho, Dorothy. “A Walk in the Park.” Where: Seattle, February, p. 16-17

Young, Paul. “Cottage Industry.” Dwell, February, p. 126-132. 2006 Kennedy, Lisa. “Seattle 100: The People, Places and Things That Define Seattle Design” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, February, p. 56 Miller, Don R. “The Tension Between Design and Art” Furniture Studio 4: Focus on Materials, 2006, p. 92-103 Viladas, Pilar. “Behind The Green Door” New York Times Style Magazine, Design Spring, p. 144-149 2005 Stadler, Matthew. “Western Bridge” Western Interiors, July/August, p. 85-86, 90. Johnson, Ken. “Art in Review; Roy McMakin,” New York Times, October 21. Kangas, Matthew. “Roy McMakin at the Henry Art Gallery,” Art in America, September. 2004 Elfline, Ross K. “Reviews: What’s the Use?” Art Journal, Spring, Reviews Section p.87 2003 Pagel, David. “At Home in Two Worlds,” The Los Angeles Times, April 29, pg. E3. (images)

Freudenheim, Susan. “Design, Art and Fun,” The Los Angeles Times, March 16, pg.E43. Hall, Emily. “Big Drawers: Sometimes a Bookcase is Just a Bookcase. Not Here.” The Stranger.com 6 – 12 November

Smith, Roberta. “Art in Review: Mighty Graphitey.” The New York Times, 8 August, p.E31. 2002 Freudenheim, Susan. “Roy McMakin Designer/Artist,” Style; Faces to Watch 2003, The Los Angeles Times, pg. E20. Abramovitch, Ingrid. “The Trickster,” House & Garden, February, pp. 74-81. Streitfeld, L.P. “Best of the Season.” NY Arts, January, p.82. 2001 Webb, Michael. “Domestic Twist; Designer Roy McMakin Adds a Playful Spin to

Eclectic Chairs and Open Spaces,” The Los Angeles Times Magazine, July 15, pg. 24.

Cotter, Holland. “Roy McMakin at Feature,” reviews, The New York Times, February 16, pg. B37.

Viladas, Pilar. “This Is Not A Dresser,” The New York Times Magazine, January 14, pp. 39-45. (images) 2000 Cabra, Raul. Dung Ngo, editors, “American Contemporary Furniture,” Universe



Publishing, pp.181-183. (images) __. “LA Confidential,” Special Section, W, October. (images) Fredericksen, Erik. “I Love U,” Nest, Fall, pp.140-155. (images) Miller, Sarah Gray. “Form Follows Fun,” Garden Design, October, pp.

52-62. (images) __. “City Guide: Seattle,” Bazaar, August, pg. 220. __. “LA Story,” Wallpaper, July, pg.116. Scanlan, Joe. “What's The Use?” www.eyestorm.com, posted July 21. (images) Albert, Fred. “Great Expectations,” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, May/June,

pp. 75-77, (images) Hamilton, William L. “New Art's Interior Motive,” The New York Times, May 3.

__. “Roadside Art,” Vanity Fair, April, pg. 454. Fortune, Paul. “The Chairmen of Cool,” House & Garden, April. (image) Milne, Victoria. “Interview: Roy McMakin on The Northwest,” Arcade, Spring, pp. 18-21. (images) Cutter, Kimberly. “At Sea Level,” Angeleno, March/April, pp. 249-254. (images) Lamprecht, Barbara. “The Art of Dwelling,” Echoes, Spring, pp. 68-71. (images) Sozanski, Edward. “Along the Fuzzy Boundary Between Art and Design. “The

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 13, pg. A11. __. “21 Visionaries for the 21st Century,” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, January/February,pg. 65. (image) 1999 Kyne, Barbara. “Home Sweet Home,” Artweek, September, pg. 12. (image) __. “Shopping Shorts,” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, August. (image) Abbott, Denise. “Roy Wonder,” House Beautiful, August, pg. 28. (image) Kim, Nancy J. “Wood Worker,” Puget Sound Business Journal, July 30-August 5, pg.12 (image)

Landis, Dylan. Metropolitan Home: American Style, Clarkson Potter, May, pp. 26- 31. (images) Houseley, Laura. “McMakin Out,” Wallpaper, April, pg.191. (image) __. “Take Note: The Word,” Metropolitan Home, March/April, pg. 36. (image) 1999 Hull, Laura. “Los Angeles, CA: Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” Metropolitan Home, March/April, pg. 42.

__. “Guidance System: Get away from the grunge in Seattle,” Wallpaper, March, pg. 300.

Fredericksen, Eric. “A Home is Not a House,” The Stranger, January 14, pg. 17. (image)

1998 Duncan, Michael. “Live from the Getty,” Art in America, May, pp. 98-101. (images) Rumble, Janet L. “McMakin Waves,” Wallpaper, January/February, pg. 71. (images) Germany, Lisa. “Arts and Craftsmanship,” House & Garden, January, pp. 76-81. (images) 1997 Darling, Michael. “Domesticating Art,” LA Weekly, December 19, pg. 43.

Webb, Michael. “The Getty Center,” Interiors, December, pp. 73-78. (images) Fredericksen, Eric. “Simple, Not Plain,” The Stranger, November 27. Hackett, Regina. “Simplicity Has Become More Complicated,” Seattle Post- Intelligencer, November 18. Stein, Karen. “Interview: Roy McMakin,” Architectural Record, September, pg. 118 (images) 1996 Goldberger, Paul. “Frank Israel,” Architectural Digest, December, pp.156-163. (images)

Bernstein, Fred. “Bright Angles,” Metropolitan Home, March/April, pp. 119- 121. (images)

1995 Viladas, Pilar. “Los Angeles: A Certain Style”, Chronicle Books, October, pp. 128- 132. (images)



Stein, Karen. “Family Matters,” Architectural Record, April, pp. 88-91. Polly, John. “Roy McMakin: Archetypecasting,” Genre, February, pp. 36-37. (images)

Schwartz, Bonnie. “Tapping the Collective Unconscious,” ID, January/February, pp. 62-63.

__. Variety, advertisement for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (image) 1994 Helmers, Glenn. “Glamour gets a face-lift in old Hollywood,” Metropolitan Home, November/December, pp. 108-111. (images) Seipp, Catherine. “Buzz 100: Who (or What) Is Cool?” Buzz, October, pg. 82. Giovannini, Joseph. “A Masterpiece of Modesty,” Metropolitan Home, September/October, pp. 90-95. (Images) Bowles, Hamish, “Back to the Future,” Vogue, April, pp. 385-387. (images) __. “Furniture Makers,” Metropolitan Home Design 100, March, pg. 119. (image) Leatart, Brian. “Objects of Desire,” In Style, February, pg. 27. (image) 1993 Gross and Stone, “Simple Chic,” Home. Bartolucci, Marisa. “Fate-of-the-Earth-Furniture,” New York Times Magazine, October 10, pp. 11-12. (image)

__. “Geheim-Adressen,”Schˆner Wohnen, July, pg.8. (images) Brule, Tyler. “Source,” The Advocate, June 29, pg. 73. (image) Landis, Dylan. “The Message is the Mission,” Metropolitan Home, May/June, pp. 62-66. (images) Smith, Marguerite T. “Tomorrow's Heirlooms,” Money, May, pg. 175. (image) __. “Designs on NY: ICFF,” Metropolitan Home, May/June, pg. 18. 1992 __. Esquire, August. (cover image)

__. Design excellence awards debut at the 4th annual ICFF, Furniture Today, June 15

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28-29. (images) Morgan, Susan. “Furnishing the Range,” July, pg. 19. (image) Talley, Andre Leon. editor, “LA Al fresco,” Vogue, June, pp. 186-191. (images) __. “Wohntrend: Es Werde Schlict,” Cosmopolitan (Ger.), June. (image) Slesin, Suzanne. “Natural House,” House & Garden. (images) 1990 __. “A West Coast Minimalist Plumps Up,” Metropolitan Home, October, pg. 108. Bussel, Abby. “Review: ICFF 1990,” Progressive Architecture, August, pg. 169. (image) Slesin, Suzanne. “Ciao, Milano! Furniture Finds a New World,” New York Times, Home Section, May 24, pp. C1, C6. (image) Patton, Phil. “Archetypalism,” 7 Days: Design 90, April 11, pp. 21-22. (image) __. “Next Wave: Do-It-All Designers,” Metropolitan Home, April, pg.164. (image) Patton, Phil. “This Furniture Will Not Deconstruct,” Esquire, February, pg. 26. (images)

Whiteson, Leon. “Odd and Ordinary: LA Artist uses his Magic on Furniture,” The Los Angeles Times, January 12, pg. E10. (images)

1989 Chase, John. “Where the Mission meets the Modern,” Metropolitan Home, August, pp. 100-105. (images)

__. “Roy McMakin,” Taxi, August, pp. 96-97. (image) Pasanella, Marco. “Works in Progress,” Taxi, Summer. (images) Bush, Margaret. “Faces,” San Diego Home/Garden, March, pp. 24-28. (images)



__. San Diego Home/Garden, March, pp. 54-55. (images) Gardner, Liz. “Where the Buys Are,” pg. 208. __. “Living: Designers are Now Solidly Behind Wood,” Vogue, January, pp. 130-131. (images) __.“Back,” Metropolis, January/February, pg. 77. (images) 1988 __. “Reborn in the USA,” Metropolitan Home, November, pg. 131. Langenhaim, Bill. “Update,” Home. Slesin, Suzanne. “It's So Domestic,” Chicago Tribune, July 10. __. “Se Ne Parla,” Casa Vogue, July, pg. 141. (images) Salvaggio, Denise. “What's New: Back to Basics Furniture,” The Orlando Sentinel, June 25, pg. 15. (image)

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McManus, Michael. “The Right Use of Things”, Artweek, June 28. McDonald, Robert. “Furniture Waiting For Layer of Life,” Los Angeles Times. June 21. Pincus, Robert L. “Furniture design stands out as art - Roy McMakin tables exhibited,” San Diego Union, June 12.

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