About Ross Day

Influential in the Northwest studio furniture movement, Ross Day has been creating a body of work as a designer, maker, and educator for nearly three decades. Inspired by the shared aspects of traditional Japanese and modern Scandinavian design traditions, fusion developed a design style celebrating elegant simplicity and the power of understatement. Simple graceful lines, emphasizing visual lightness and strength, are combined with beautiful natural materials. These blended with expert machine and hand skills connect the human touch to produce the attractive forms that characterize a Ross Day piece of furniture.
Initially trained at the College of the Redwoods under James Krenov, over years Day has refined and developed his own design perspective. Projects have appeared in magazines, books, and on websites. Also, sharing his approach with many as an educator, he has taught courses ranging from two-week studio intensives to year-long programs at college interior design departments and leading furniture making schools. Many of Day’s students have cited him in influencing the charting of their own careers.

Working from his shop in the Seattle area, Day has produced work in both group and solo show settings for top galleries and museums. Frequently working on commission, he is often sought out by private collectors. His high standards are employed in every project and design; selecting and synthesizing the finest domestic and international hardwoods, along with a keen eye for detail often in exotics, patinaed metals, or glass. In the end, everything shares one common standard – uncompromising excellence in producing unique signature handcrafted modern studio furniture.