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Nathan Hunter began making furniture in his father's shop as a child, where he was influenced by an extended family of professional artists. He moved on to pursue fifteen years of intensive professional training as a classical pianist. At university, Nathan was given the opportunity by his teachers to expand on his background in visual arts, where he found a way to combine his diverse influences in 3-dimensional, functional art.

I have always found it impossible to isolate one art from another. Functional art is a form that satisfies my need to combine the visual line, sometimes lyrical, sometimes severe, with my musical thoughts. The final test of a piece for me is both its practicality as a useful object and its aesthetic desirability. Do I want this piece in my home? Will my clients want it in theirs? This is the balance that I find so rewarding to create — between lyricism and poise — visual interest and function.

Nathan lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife and three children.