Roy McMakin builds drama into the American dream home
Hybrid craftsman Roy McMakin’s work blends art with furniture and captures the essence of a domestic environment. He opened the Domestic Furniture Company in Los Angeles in 1987 and after a commission to remodel screen writer Barbara Benedek’s family home, he began designing TV sets, and furniture pieces for the Getty Museum and J Crew stores. Relocating to Seattle saw him shift his focus back to the home, a context where he composes characterful scenes combining found furniture with his own pieces. Wallpaper paid him a house call in October 2011 (W*127)
