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Feb 25, 2010

Function Meets Art

Recently I went to see my friends John and Frances to view the new art-furniture piece they had commissioned. They had asked the artist Matt Hanner (thebuildup71@gmail.com) to have his way with an old wooden dresser. They gave him no restrictions on the design, and now they are so in love with the results that they actually display the dresser as sculpture. In my friend’s own words: “Matt surprised me today when he asked what we were keeping in the drawers. I still don't think he has any idea how much we enjoy these drawers as living-room sculpture. We do not find this chest to be empty... it is quite full.” Just shows that there are no rules when it comes to decorating.

—JAN PARR

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Reader Comments:
Feb 26, 2010 01:47 pm
 Posted by  matt

Hello Jan, Thank you for the great write up. I have just one comment, you credit my brother Mark as the artist. While Mark is a talented dude he only helped me carry the piece down the stairs.
Thank you very much!
matt hanner

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