YAFFE MAYS FURNITURE
FURNITURE MAKER
Yaffe Mays is the partnership of furniture designer-makers Rebecca Yaffe and Laura Mays. Laura began in architecture and design, Rebecca in material studies. Now they design and make wooden furniture which references the past but which is also relevant and contemporary. They aim to make furniture with meaning and value that not only endures but increases with time, and through use. They use hardwoods – native Irish when suitable – traditional joinery and finishing techniques. Their work combines the best elements of vernacular furniture with a modern, contemporary aesthetic.
Each piece is made and finished by hand, resulting in an object that is extremely beautiful to look at and satisfying to use. Their work is featured in many public and private collections in Ireland and abroad, including the National Museum of Ireland and the Office of Public Works Collection, Dublin, Ireland. They live and work in Connemara. Recent exhibitions include Material Poetry, New York, 2010. They are currently working towards Modern Languages, a coproduction by Galway Arts Festival and the National Craft Gallery, Ireland in 2011.
Salruck
Renvyle
Co. Galway
+353 (0) 95 43089
laura@yaffemays.com
www.yaffemays.com
and through exhibitions nationally
and internationally.
Image 2: Sycamore and Irish Oak, shellac finish and wax. 500mm x 560mm x 250mm (H x W x D).