MCM Inspirations
WHERE MOST ONLY SEE CASTAWAY WOOD SCRAPS, luthier Eric Blackwell sees clocks, music stands and art pieces. “I’m a guitar maker,” Eric says. “Guitars are made from fine, high-end woods and, one day, I decided I wanted to make something from the pieces we would throw away.” As he was thinking of different ways to use the scraps, he came across an intriguing piece at a swap meet. It was a wooden Mid Mod-style clock, and he was instantly taken with its minimalistic design. “I realized that the leftover pieces from my guitar builds were perfect for Mid Century Modern art. It really was a situation where the materials and their shapes fit the style,” he says. Hence, Blackwell Woodworks, located in Los Angeles, California, was born.