02/04/2017
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Paul Bennett, Center Moriches
Paul Bennett, owner and designer of Paul Bennett
(Credit: Randee Daddona)
Bennett, who is in his early 60s, hails from England, where he worked as a buyer for a record store chain before getting the opportunity to take a free carpentry training course run by the U.K. government. He then studied furniture making at the International Boatbuilding Training College in England. Bennett’s father was a carpenter so, he says, “it was kind of in my DNA.” After moving to the United States in 1990 with his American wife, Constance, Bennett worked in a furniture factory and then began taking private commissions in the 1990s. More info: paulbennettfurniture.com
Paul Bennett, owner and designer of Paul Bennett
(Credit: Randee Daddona)
“Woodworking helped me raise four children,” Bennett says.
His pieces lean to the traditional, a reflection of his training. He is looking toward winding down his furniture business, with plans to renovate two recently purchased houses.