04 AUGUST — 04 SEPTEMBER 2022 TAYLOE PIGGOTT GALLERY
2 Sawkille Co. is recognized for its designs and its quality of craftsmanship. Sawkille Co. was founded by Jonah Meyer and Tara De Lisio with the intention, simply put, to participate in this good world in a good way, and to create products and a work environment that reflect the value of human effort and creative vision. At their headquarters in Rhinebeck, New York, all pieces are handcrafted using sustainably forested material and the production shop located on site is a no-waste facility. The wood utilized in production comes from the surrounding forests, and pieces are often finished and hand rubbed using beeswax or Danish oil. A local potter provides leftover sawdust to fuel his firings, and unused stumps of waste trees are upcycled into the modern yet understated furnishings Sawkille has become known for. Some of Sawkille’s signature finishes include ebonized walnut, bleached maple, blackened steel, indigo dye and playful inlays of brass or abalone shell. However, whatever the finish, every piece is handcrafted.
- Jonah Meyer SAWKILLE CO.
"People are very familiar with Shaker-style furniture, but I study their entire lives—their lifestyle and ability to do things well. And I’m from Pennsylvania so I studied George Nakashima and Wharton Esherick. These guys are dead, the Shakers are done, but they all left an openended catalog of American furniture to improve upon."
The hand of the craftsman is seen in all of Sawkille Co.’s pieces, yet the sleek, refined artistry shines through. Each Sawkille Co. chair is objet d’art, the result of careful historical study and disciplined prototyping. Their clean lines harken back to the Bauhaus, while their material and functional design nod to classic American furniture making. Other objects are more playful, seemingly taken from the pages of a fairytale, or from folk art. From this crosspollination of influences, Sawkille Co.'s designs reflect their unique stories, symbols, and associations, specializing in designs inspired by the heritage and community of Hudson Valley.
Each piece is made with the belief that its character will improve with time and use. The modern rusticity of Sawkille’s handcrafted pieces is elegantly functional and durable. Sawkille Co.’s design aesthetic is taken from traditional, experimental and personal frameworks. A deep appreciation, and study of the historic, has led them to learn and develop their distinct aesthetic, which they classify as part of the rural American design movement.
Jonah Meyer is the owner, designer and artist behind Sawkille Co. Meyer has a background in fine art painting and sculpture, as well as woodworking. His identity as an artist was formed in the fields of Pennsylvania, where creativity and artistry met face to face with the practicalities of homesteading in the seventies.
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Meyer sensed early on that being an artist was his true path, encouraged by his parents, a potter and a goldsmith, who were pursuing their dreams of homesteading and respective crafts. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and moved to the Hudson Valley, where he generated his own version of sustaining life through art. Meyer sold his first chair design to one of his art school professors, which fueled further exploration of chairs, first with twigs and roots and heavily organic shapes. Twenty years later, the crisp vocabulary of Sawkille Co. has emerged en force.
ROSEHILL CABINET HOW THE WEST WAS WON 4
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TWO-FACEUNIQUECABINET
HUMMINGBIRD UNIQUEDESK
STORYDRESSER
COFFEEHATFIELDTABLECUSTOM
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INLAYCUSTOMABALONE
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LAMBDA TABLE
SCULPTURES JONAH MEYER
HALF BACK BENCH
22 PENCHRAINBOWBENCHCHAIR PENN CHAIR FIDDLEBACK TALLCHAIR STOOL
SCALLOPBENCH
SENATECHAIR
PENN TABLE
28 PENN CHAIR RAINBOW
CHAIRROUND
SENATE RAINBOW 30
PENN FIDDLE BACK 31
RAINBOW ARMBLEACHEDCHAIR SCULPTURES JONAH MEYER
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SCULPTURESMARSHMALLOWCONESTORMCHAIRDRINKSTANDSTUMPJONAHMEYER
SCULPTURES JONAH MEYER DRINKCONESTAND SONGSTOOL
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MINNATHREADEDCHAIR
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CHAIRSTORMLAMP
STOOLS
44 DRINK TALL
45 DINNER
RAINBOWBARSTOOL
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CABINET WITCHES
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ROSEHILL CABINET
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DRESSERCHESS
BENCHPENCH
SAWKILLEBENCH
WALLHUNTERBEDINDIMIRROR
SCULPTURES JONAH MEYER TWO CABINS
IMOGEN CREDENZA
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SCULPTURALMIRRORHATFIELDCREDENZATALLSTOOL
MINNEWASKACUSTOMMIRRORANGELCHANDELIERHATFIELDTABLEwithcustombrassinlay 65
SCULPTURALMIRROR
THORNMIRROR
MINNEWASKACUSTOMCHANDELIERANGELMIRROR
CHANDELIERSMINNEWASKACUSTOM 72
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CHANDELIERROUSSEAUUNIQUE
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To inquire please reach out via email: phone:art@tayloepiggottgallery.com3077330555
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This catalog compliments Sawkille Co.’s Exhibition 04 AUG - 04 SEP 2022 | © 2022 All Rights Reserved TomCredits:DeLooza Photography Adam Weiss Photography Gentl and Hyers Photography Dane Tashima Photography Set styling by Raina Kattelson Sculpture by Jonah Meyer Founded in the Hudson Valley in 2010 Operates in Rhinebeck, NY TAYLOE PIGGOTT GALLERY is pleased to be the sole western representation of Sawkille Co.
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For the full selction of work visit: sawkille.com
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