Ric Geyer Studio / Macon, Georgia

Find your nextfurniture obsession

Unique, iconic, handcrafted designs.

Material first. Anything is possible.

Inside the work / 01

Not quite like
anything else.

Curves, color, reclaimed wood, and whatever the material suggests next. These are pieces and experiments from Ric’s studio.

Reclaimed timber, a bright green curve and a white sculptural form on Ric’s workbench — On the bench Color & form

Ric’s table with a sweeping bent plywood support and slatted wooden top — Bent plywood Slatted top

What happens in the studio / 02

Let the material talk.

“My designs emanate from my materials. I’m always looking for something newer and edgier.”

01 / Aspen

Make something nice.

After renovating my Craftsman home, I called Jon Arno at Durst Lumber: “OK, now what do I do?” He gave me some aspen and said, “Make something nice.” The table I made got me hooked.

02 / Reclaimed teak

A good challenge.

My friend Andrew Eck handed me teak pallets and said, “OK, smart ass, see what you can do with these ;-)” My Lake Rabun Adirondack chairs came out of that challenge.

03 / Color

Then came color.

Working with local artist Rhonda Miller brought color into the furniture. Sometimes I take the color patterns from one of her paintings. She is literally a color genius!

04 / Bendable plywood

“Impossible” is interesting.

A manufacturer said the tightest workable bend was 16 inches. I bent it to 1 5/8 inches in my shop and mailed them a piece. Their technical guys said it was impossible. I felt pretty good about that.

Tall white sculptural furniture forms in progress in Ric’s studio — Forms in progress

A closer look at the curves, timber and connections on Ric’s workbench — A closer look at the connections

A class participant shaping a circular wooden project in Ric’s studio — At the bench, in Macon.

At the bench / 03

Let’s make
something.

Most of my classes are small or one-on-one. We can get into tools, techniques and materials, or work toward something you can take home.

If you’re local to Macon, leave me a note about what you’d like to learn.

Ask about a class

Where do we go from here? / 04

Start with a
conversation.

I work primarily on commission, and I also build pieces just to see where an idea goes.

See the furniture

Want a closer look?

If something you’ve seen catches your eye, tell me which kind of piece interests you. We can talk about arranging a time to see furniture.

Leave a note about viewing

Make something new

Have an idea for a piece?

A place it needs to fit, a material you love, or just a strange starting point? Tell me. Let’s see where it goes.

Talk about a commission

Get in touch / 05

Leave me
a note.

A class, a piece you’d like to see, or something you want to make together—tell me what’s on your mind. I’ll get back to you.

For a class, tell me what you’d like to learn.
For furniture, mention what you’d like to see.
For a commission, start anywhere.