Boutique Design
May/June 2007: The People Issue - Product Designers

Susan Woods, Aswoon/Susan Woods Studio

"How did you get started in the interior industry?

By chance. I studied until 35 years of age in the fine arts winding up in the classical figurative sculptural field, building life-sized sculptures in a very reputable American Acadeny..."

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"...While I loved studying, it seemed to have nothing to do with my further reality. Along my way, I built and co-operated a bronze foundry, and eventually became aware of my skills outside of the fine art industry. This gave me another attitude toward where I came from and where I could go. Thus, after finally dropping out of the fine art circuit showing in NYC, while working out of my studio for designers, this work emerged.

What do you design and why?

I delve into what I am passionate about.

What are your favorite materials?

At the moment I am working with upholstery springs and bent poplar plywood.

What would you like to do that you still haven't done?

I would like to have the opportunity for collaboration in manufacturing a design menat for a different market, perhaps through a larger company.

What are you most proud of?

That I am continuing to grow, to develop, to risk, to seek ideas and ways to find and support them."

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