Richard Massey
A fourth generation woodworker , Richard apprenticed to his Father and Grandfather . His Great-Grandfather owned a large construction company , building everything from gristmills , roads and dams , to large victorian estates in and around Springfield , Missouri . A high school drafting class began Richard's interest in design . College studies followed with a focus on architecture and furniture design . After college , Richard set up shop in the Ozark Mountain arts village of Eureka Springs Arkansas in 1976 . Projects included shop interiors , custom furniture and a passive solar home . The 80's saw Richard Massey Design grow to eight employees and a focus on corporate office furniture & interiors . In 1980 Richard was selected by Arkansas Times Magazine to the prestigious list of "80 to watch in the 80's" . National marketing was achieved through the American Crafts Council Shows , doing business with approximately fifty galleries , craft and museum shops from coast to coast . In 1985 , Richard was fortunate to be able to study with Sam Maloof . The mid 80's also saw an opportunity arise to consult for Tropical Hardwoods , which supplies Rosewood key stock to the Marimba industry . This included several trips to Central America to oversee logging and milling operations to ensure the extremly high standards of THInc . The 1990's saw Richard join forces with a national leader in the Architectural Millwork indusrty . He spent several years designing millwork projects for multi-million dollar homes . In 2008 Richard moved his operations to the beautiful Oregon Coast to continue development of the "Bow Arm Outdoor" collection of furniture . Richard says the idea for this collection has been kicking around in his head for over 25 years . It's great to finally bring it to fruition . He hopes you will enjoy this new furniture collection as much as he has enjoyed designing and creating it .
