Love Me, Love Me Not Table - Handcrafted by Master Artisan, CRAIG BROWN

Love Me, Love Me Not Table
8 white oak petal side tables form a full sculptural flower.  The original design by John Vogel & Justin Plunkett has been recreated at Woodworkers Naples for clients by master craftsman extraordinaire, CRAIG BROWN.

Craig is a passionate, self-taught woodworking craftsman, with over 30 years of knowledge and experience.  As a child, he watched his father and grandfather enjoying woodworking as a hobby.  The inspiring book by James Krenov, 'A Cabinetmaker's Notebook' (1976), which explores cabinetmaking as an art, philosophy and way of life, ultimately inspired Craig to pursue cabinetmaking as his career.

In 1983, he opened a workshop in Elk Rapids, Michigan building local commercial and residential architectural woodwork, furniture and intricate floor inlays.  He also designed and built beautifully handcrafted fine wooden jewelry boxes for 20 years, which were sold at 150 prestigious art galleries globally - from London to New York, to right here in Naples!  ps.  Even Oprah herself personally purchased one of his jewelry boxes!

Craig also handcrafted elegant fly fishing accessories, such as wooden fly boxes crafted from walnut, lacewood, bubinga, cherry and African mahogany with inlays of exotic woods such as rosewoods and ebonies, to protect valuable flies.  His flawless landing nets for fly fishermen made of hickory and ash also sold internationally at over 70 locations.  His functional art and skill garnered much attention and his work was published in 'The Sporting Craftsmen', by Art Carter.  This complete guide represents the best contemporary makers of custom-built sporting equipment available.

Incredibly versatile and talented, sincere and genuine, Craig has been with Woodworkers for 4 years and is always willing to share his extensive knowledge and experience with the team.  His latest work, the Love Me, Love Me Not table, is a sculptural adaptive, elegant and playful work of art, beautifully exploring organic form.

"..extraordinary work... superb skill.' 

Art Carter on the mastery of Craig Brown.

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Woodworkers for THE JEWELRY GALLERY at Marissa Collections...

The Jewelry Gallery at Marissa Collections.

Marissa Collections is undoubtedly one of the top speciality designer stores in the country, showcasing an extraordinary collection of the hottest designers globally.  Loved by clients, the collection catches the imagination of fashionista's nationwide and frequently graces the pages of luxury fashion publications, such as; Town and Country, Harpers Bazaar and Vogue.

The collection recently embraced the world of fine jewelry, dramatically transforming 1,400 of the 10,000 square foot space, to host a world-class collection of fine jewelry.  The Jewelry Gallery was exquisitely conceived and designed by Naples based Antoine Testard of Paris Legends and project managed by Morton & Wasmer Builders.  The beautiful gallery, features custom digital wallpaper of birds, flowers and butterflies in shimmering colors, faux boxwood walls and includes a private viewing area within an elegant dressing room.

Woodworkers created beautifully lit glass jewelry cases with 3/4" thick tempered glass chambers and custom LED lighting bonded to the underside of the glass.  The bases of the pullout drawers were lined with the finest white leather.  These cases stand on beautiful oak custom tables handmade by our team and feature metallic lacquered legs, designed by Antoine to symbolise strings of pearls.  Woodworkers also built walls with glass chambers attached to create an illusion of suspended cabinets and integrated concealed storage cabinetry within the wall underneath.

The jewelry investment realizes owner Marissa Hartington's goal of 'uniting well-edited clothing collections with unique fine jewelry designs.' The astounding Jewelry Gallery hosts designs by Alexis Bittar, Tamara Comolli, Miriam Salat, Oscar de la Renta, Wendy Yue, Monique Pean, Irene Neuwirth, Arunashi and Yossi Haran, amongst others.

Creative Director, Marissa and Business Director, Burt Hartington and son Jay, Director of Marketing, Jewelry and Menswear.

Marissa Collections, opened 1975.  Third street shopping district, Old Naples, Florida.

The Team at Woodworkers.