apartment therapy, saving the world one room at a time, comes to CRAFTBOSTON!

Very nice coverage of Gallery NAGA's For North Bennet Street show. Perhaps I am biased: "Of all the pieces in the show, my favorite is Bart Niswonger's Green Cabinet"

A good story about the benefit show For North Bennet Street put on by Gallery NAGA.

I was honored to be chosen by Pierre Alexandre de Looz of ARTINFO for an article that involves both his reaction to a piece of mine and my reaction to a piece by a fellow exhibitor. The story starts here, while my bedside table is discussed here.

This very nice profile by Holyoke reporter Ken Ross of the Springfield Republican focuses on my participation in this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in Manhattan.

I am very pleased that The New York Times selected my "Striped Cabinet on Stand" as one of the pieces to represent this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair.

I am thrilled that the folks at design*sponge featured my work in their lead up to ICFF.

The ezine designcommotion.com selected Studio Cochineal's "sexy dimpled cabinet" to represent the offerings at ICFF this year.

The Furniture Society selected our Long Cabinet to represent the CRAFTBOSTON 2008 show.

A nice review of the MCLA Gallery 51 Show: "Bart Niswonger has the potential to be a star in the field of studio furniture."

Coverage in the Mass College of Liberal Arts student newspaper of the Gallery 51 show - complete with a picture of yours truly.

"Schlerman and Niswonger bring an unparalleled point of view to their studio furniture, and Paradise City is honored to welcome them as new exhibitors."

We are pleased that AmericanStyle chose to use our image to announce the Paradise City Arts Festival.

"An inspired collaboration between an experienced woodworker and an emerging furniture artist, Studio Cochineal creates functional contemporary furniture pieces integrating color, texture, and geometry."

Our Blanket Chest on stand was chosen to represent the Paradise City Arts Festival on the Furniture Society website. This quote comes from the writeup on the listing page.

Of all the panels at the Furniture Society's annual conference, Woodshop News chose to report on two. The first was MFA of not? which Bart Niswonger proposed and moderated. "One of the liveliest panel discussions, ... For nearly two hours the merits of obtaining a masters of fine arts were debated".

In the world of studio furniture, there is a schism between those producing "art" in a furniture form and those artfully producing furniture. The former group can be (overly generally) identified by their MFAs, the latter group by their lack of such formal education. This panel explored the pros and cons from the perspective of a young furniture maker interested in whether school was worth the cost.

A feature article on the front page of the business section, with photos of our preparations for the 2005 Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show.

HOLYOKE, MA, March 17, 2008 – In 2002, Bart Niswonger left his prestigious graduate program and a promising career in computer science to pursue his passion for making fine furniture. After only four years in business, Niswonger is finding success and critical acclaim with his awardwinning colorful and distinctive furniture, which he designs and builds in the Pioneer Valley. Niswonger, a native of Williamsburg and an Easthampton resident, has found clients and interior decorators welcoming of his unique aesthetic, having garnered commissions from Boston to New York, and in between.

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