Interview: Alex Henderson Of Henderson Dry Out Goods

Photo | Janis Nicolay

Continuing on our interview series, today I'm thrilled to characteristic Alex Henderson of the beautiful line ran into her move at Eugene Choo's dorsum inwards 2009. Her choices of woods (usually teak or walnut), the intricacies of her designs as well as craftmanship are impeccable as well as continually evolve as well as inspire. We sent over a few questions in conclusion week, as well as here's what she had to say; but commencement a niggling flake close her as well as her company:

Alex Henderson is a Vancouver industrial designer, her medium is primarily wood, used inwards a myriad of ways, from jewelry to abode décor: mirrors as well as clocks, mobiles as well as dioramas. Henderson Dry Goods products are plant of art, disguised equally objects of design. Everything is made-to-order as well as custom projects are happily considered. You may bring seen around of her move online as well as inwards local stores.  Click hither for a full listing.

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Tell us a niggling flake close you. Where did you lot develop or report as well as what led you lot to the path you lot currently are on?

I decided I wanted to larn a designer at the historic flow of 15. At the same fourth dimension I also decided I wanted to move out to Emily Carr. It took me around other viii years as well as a major movement to larn there, but I did, as well as graduated alongside my score inwards industrial blueprint inwards 2006.

I also entirely ever envisioned working for myself as well as happily I’ve been able to brand that a reality through around well-timed circumstances as well as a fair amount of difficult move as well as stubbornness.

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What's your primary focus currently and/or how would you lot depict your electrical flow blueprint aesthetic?

My primary focus is on beingness self-sustaining as well as adjusting my line of piece of job concern model equally I move out on inwards an endeavor to maintain things minor as well as manageable. I don’t desire to only top off move to employees but proceed to brand my move alongside my ain hands (and my Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation cutter!). I bask the long procedure of continually improving my techniques as well as refining my ain vision for Henderson Dry Goods.

My blueprint aesthetic ever seems to involve wood. However, I am starting to experience the itch to seek out around novel materials, inwards particular, textiles.

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Love your mirrors - tin you lot explicate that blueprint process?

The mirrors are a labour of love, alongside the emphasis on labour! Boards of enterprise woods (I purpose walnut as well as alder) are jointed, planed as well as hence joined together earlier milling them downwardly into the frame shapes using a c.n.c. router. After much sanding as well as finishing, I add together the custom cutting mirror, backings as well as brackets. Over the years I bring re-imagined the mirrors as well as bring tried making them several dissimilar ways as well as I mean value I finally bring them figured out, entirely to realize they genuinely don’t brand feel equally a feasible production (it is oft likewise difficult to compete alongside Made inwards PRC prices). Alas, I bring genuinely decided to destination the production of the mirrors. Happily I look to move getting a steady flow of commissions for custom ones though, which I am really glad to do.

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What Canadian designers/makers/architects, etc exercise you lot await upwards to, are influenced past times or inspire you?

The listing is likewise huge! I experience lucky that I look to move surrounded past times amazingly talented people who inspire me inwards diverse ways, move it through their move ethic, their creative genius, their aesthetic or only to a greater extent than oft than non beingness creative people. But hither are a few of detail note:

Lee Henderson (notable writer/ brother)
Ben Burnett (designer as well as craftsman extraordinaire/ husband)
Karin Bubas (artist who creates beautiful work)
Working Format (graphic designers alongside rigor)
Christian Woo (makes woods experience similar butter)
Troy Gronsdahl (artist/musician of special talent)
Brent Comber (renowned as well as generous designer/ sculptor))
Omer Arbel (Tour de Force)

Where else exercise you lot describe inspiration from?

Anything as well as everything as well as sometimes fifty-fifty nothing.

Any sneak peeks or plans you lot tin portion of novel or hereafter things on the go?

I bring several things on the move out but I’m a mom alongside a toddler…. hence the best lay plans…


Thanks Alex!  You tin see Henderson Dry Goods online at hendersondrygoods.com as well as detect her move inwards shops inwards North America as well as Europe.  Click here to meet her Stockists.

Thank you lot to Janis Nicolay for sharing around photo's of Alex's move alongside us for this interview.