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STEVAN HARTUNG

STEVAN HARTUNG

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This burr yew cabinet, Kintsugi, will be on view and available at the Art Evolve show at the RDS from March 27–29.

You can find it on the O’Connell Gallery stand (27).

Inspired by the Japanese tradition of kintsugi — repairing and

Burr oak wall cabinet from 2024. The sawcut Oak veneers for the front of this cabinet came from a unique piece of oak root that I source in Scotland many years ago. It had a close grain and lustrous finish very unlike oak in many ways. Quite unique.

I’ve just begun the long overdue process of redesigning my website. While going through my photographs I’ve been rediscovering pieces I never shared before, and also cleaning up images to prepare them for the new site.

I thought it might

Very honoured to be shortlisted for the David Shaw-Smith Legacy Award alongside such a wonderful and talented group of people. Delighted to be in such inspiring company.
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Back on site at the Buddhist temple project in Johannesburg.
We’re fitting the cornice mouldings we cast last year and repainting the surrounding areas.

Next week we begin installing the cabinets along the north wall, and start applying tradit

Some details from my burr elm and native ash cabinet on a stand.

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Elm & Ash Cabinet

Crafted from Irish ash and burr elm, with white oak lining inside for a soft contrast. The burr elm came from a small, gifted piece of timber from a friend in Blessington, which I used to make saw-cut veneers, carefully arrange

“Kintsugi” — Cabinet in burr yew
This piece has been a journey. Burr yew is full of inclusions and voids, and in this cabinet alone I’ve made 23 patches. I’ve come to really enjoy the process of making material once &lsq

Made from wych elm sourced just five miles from my workshop, this cabinet uses parquetry techniques created with hand-cut veneers. I incorporated visible repairs and patches as part of the design, adding an element of honesty to my use of materials.

Bog Oak ParquetryCabinet.
Made from 5,000-year-old quarter-sawn bog oak, this cabinet highlights striking medullary rays and a subtle palette of tones
—deep blacks, warm browns, and hints of silver. The parquetry is created from carefully arran

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