John Kelly

Born in 1963, John Kelly grew up in Huntingdon, West Virginia. He is a licensed architect who has been designing and producing hand crafted furniture and accessories since 1987 when he founded John Kelly Furniture & Accessories, based in New York.

John’s early furniture designs were influenced by the arts and crafts movement in America, the Bauhaus movement in Europe, and various modern architects. In particular he looked to designers like Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Eames, Gustav Stickley, Greene & Greene, and Le Corbusier for inspiration.

His most recent project has been a collaboration with the renowned Japanese craftsman Chuzo Tozawa on the design of a very limited edition contemporary dining group, available only as a set including a dining table, 6 similar but distinctive dining chairs and a sideboard. The total production will be limited to 10 sets priced at $100,000 per set.