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Annapolis furniture maker melds form and functionality

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 11/23/08

Maybe it was a good thing that Joseph Murphy didn't have enough money to buy a good bed when he got his first apartment after college.

J. Henson — The Capital Furniture maker Joseph Murphy planes a piece of wood in his basement workshop. Mr. Murphy makes all his creations by hand, and uses wood joints to meld pieces rather than nails.
Joseph Murphy is a furniture maker whose designs are a hybrid of art and functionality.
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Faced with financial constraints and an uncomfortable futon, he decided to make his own bed, so to speak, and the experience of working with wood ignited a passion that still drives him today.

Mr. Murphy, 38, is a furniture maker whose designs are a hybrid of art and functionality. Largely self-taught, the Annapolis resident produces unique handmade stools, benches, desks, cabinets and tables in his basement workshop. He's only been making furniture full time for a short time, but is...

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