Art LaManCabinet & Furniture Making ’21
What's the most important thing you've learned at NBSS?
The value of a thriving learning community. Fellow students and the instructors together create an environment that fosters learning at a deep level.
One interesting tradition in furniture making is the inclusion of secret compartments to provide a secure location for valuables. These compartments sometimes are found to hold letters and other artifacts from the owner or maker of the piece.
In my clock, I incorporated a hidden compartment in the lower section using a magnetic lock that I designed (it uses opposing magnets as the "spring" that holds the pin latch shut). Inside this compartment is a letter for someone to find (hopefully a great, great grandchild) that speaks to some of the events during the pandemic through the lens of my experience at NBSS.
What's your favorite place to be?
Beyond NBSS (which I am on record as saying is the best place ever), anywhere with my wife Anne Marie.
My all-time favorite place to visit is the Science and Technology building at the Smithsonian. I also enjoy performing with really good musicians.
Hometown: Mansfield, MA