Modern furniture, thoughtfully made.

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Alex Jaynes uses traditional woodworking methods to create modern, thoughtfully made furniture. A former NASA engineer, he strives to balance beauty with elegant function. His work blends the subtlety of Scandinavian and Japanese design with the Shaker tradition's aesthetics of simplicity, utility, and honesty.

 

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@saturdayboxco and I had the privilege of watching @bapodesign and @kiteflightdesign at work last night. We got an intro course on bronze casting and came away with tons of ideas for future projects. I can’t overstate how awesome it is to have friends with such wide ranging skills and perspectives.
Working on screens for @fintwoknox
1000 board feet of white ash. It’s possible I may need to go back for more before this project is done. Thanks @oldnorthdesigns for letting me use the truck, and thanks @saturdayboxco for helping load/unload.
Picking up a bit of lumber.
Hello Mr. Corn Snake.
I made a new friend.
I had the opportunity last night to share a bit about my career and my journey to custom woodworking. It was fun to go back through all the photos from my time at NASA. #Repost @kabochantico ・・・ Alex blew the room’s minds a little tonight with his #knoxvillebydesign talk on how he went from an industrial design degree to working on rocket mock-ups at NASA to working with a design build contractor to starting his own design and furniture making business, @ajayneswoodworks. Most people in the room knew him or knew of him, but few knew how his special skill combo of contemporary design aesthetic + traditional methods + focus on everyday usability + high artistic moral standards came about. 🎉 🚀 💫
Futari Bench V2 . . I had to take advantage of the good light when I picked this one up from the Art Salon pop up. Thanks to @aiaetn for putting together the show. See their profile for all the events they have going on this month for Knoxville by Design, including a talk I am giving Tuesday night at The Parlor at @maplehallknox. Presentation starts at 6:15 and will run 15 minutes or so. They have a great bar, and I will be there with furniture for a while before and after. Free and open to the public.