Why Make? Episode 31: Adam Manley

What this episode covers

On Episode 31 of Why Make? we talk with Adam Manley a San Diego, California based maker and educator. Trained in furniture making and construction techniques, Adam creates a range of works, from large-scale sculpture and installations, to furniture and functional objects. His work spins reality, questioning and challenging both our perception and grasp of it. While maintaining a creative and rigorous making practice, in a coop shop, Adam is also an assistant professor of Furniture design and woodworking at San Diego State University and the pres­i­dent of the board of the Furni­ture Society. We talk with Adam about everything under the hot California sun, including, his zine Craft Desert, a pin striping competition called Paint Or Die!, The Flat Rate Exchange project and his formative years growing up in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. So kick back in your preferred aquatic observation viewing station and enjoy our conversation with Adam Manley!