Exhibits and Press
Matt’s work has been exhibited in the Chicagoland area at the Morton Arboretum, Ryerson Woods, the Chicago location of Hafele, America, the Chicago Center for Green Technology as well as the Chicago Cultural Center.
During Fall of 2009 Matt will be exhibiting at the Milwaukee location of the Fine Furniture and Furnishings show, and concurrently at the downtown Milwaukee location of Design Within reach.
His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Herald, and the Naperville Sun newspapers, as well as in Plenty Magazine.
Broadcast exposure has included Chicago’s Channel-7 news (an ABC affiliate), Chicago PBS station WYCC, as well as cable station CNBC.
Matt Seiler BIO
Matt is a custom woodcrafter located in the south suburbs of Chicago. He began working with wood in 1975, using the hand tools and materials available to him as a youth. Since then Matt has graduated to making much more elaborate pieces made from domestic and exotic hardwoods in his fully equipped and modern woodshop.
His commissioned work mainly involves freestanding furniture. Every piece is unique to the needs and design sensibilities of the client. Matt can accommodate commissioned requests which range from simple and unadorned designs with clean lines to more complex and flowing pieces using beautiful figured veneers, and any combination in between.
Affiliations
Matt is the main Forum Moderator for WOOD Magazine’s online website, where he assists a visitor base of about 100,000 woodworkers monthly. WOOD magazine boasts the greatest circulation among the woodworking related periodicals in the world.
When not working for them online, Matt can be frequently seen providing tool and equipment reviews for the print magazine, as well as projects and skill builders.
Matt is also a sitting Board member, and holds the office of Secretary, for the Chicago Furniture Designers Association. The CFDA promotes the art and the craft of creative furniture design by fostering a vital community of furniture designers and makers. Members include industrial design professionals, architects, educators, and designer/builders. The CFDA thrives at the intersection of good design and high technical execution.