INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL WENDELL CASTLE WORKSHOP
The Wendell Castle Workshop is inspired by its namesake, a school founded by the artist in his studio in 1982 offering a two-year program culminating in an AOS degree. Classes were given in various woodworking techniques and design, with an emphasis on the type of stack lamination that Castle pioneered. By the school's final year, in 1988, over 30 students were registered. The success of Castle's school was such that it outgrew his studio, and it was absorbed into RIT's School for American Craftsmen.
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The new Wendell Castle Workshop pays tribute to the artist’s legacy by inspiring others to experience creativity inside the walls of the studio where he worked for over five decades.
Design does not happen in isolation; design is a process of cultural assimilation. To be successful, the contemporary furniture maker must combine an advanced knowledge of the high technology of fine woodworking with a thorough understanding of the history and philosophy of design. —Wendell Castle
Page from the 1987 Wendell Castle Workshop (a.k.a. School) course guide. Click above to download the full booklet.
