# Fluidly Sculptural Furniture Designer Michael Coffey Focusing on Sturdy and Sweeping Lines By Meghan Young | Published 2013-07-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/michael-coffey References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2013/07/01/michael-coffeys-furniture-is-fundamentally-functional-sculpture/) & [michaelcoffey-sculptor.blogspot](http://michaelcoffey-sculptor.blogspot.ca/) Designer Michael Coffey may design [heavy and sturdy wooden furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barricane-tables), but there is a fluidity to each piece that lends a lightness many will be enamored with. This is due in large part to the [sculptural aspect](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pierre-renart) this sweeping lines give the designs. Michael Coffey reveals, "I started as a furniture-maker, but eventually felt limited by conventional notions[...]. I now approach my work fundamentally as sculpture, but likewise have resisted passing over the line into pure or nonfunctional form." Based in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Michael Coffey essentially creates [functional art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colendra) for the home. What makes his work so interesting is that people won't feel apologetic for wanting to interact with the furniture. Instead, the pieces are incredibly inviting both visually and physically. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Fluidly Sculptural Furniture:** Opportunity to create furniture designs that combine strength and solidity with fluid, sweeping lines, resulting in visually captivating and physically inviting pieces. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Design:** Opportunity for furniture designers to explore sculptural elements in their designs, blurring the line between functional furniture and art. - **Interior Design:** Opportunity to incorporate fluidly sculptural furniture into interior design, creating visually dynamic and inviting spaces. - **Artistic Sculpture:** Opportunity for sculptors to apply their skills to functional furniture design, creating pieces that are visually captivating while still serving a practical purpose. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dynamic Moving-Illusion Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moving-furniture.md) - [Modern Curvy Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curvy-furniture-design.md) - [Wavy Sculptural Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-coffee-tables.md) - [Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-block-series.md) - [Sculptural Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightness-of-form.md) - [Sculptural Furniture Collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barrow-collection.md) - [Expressive Well Balanced Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hmli.md) - [State-Honoring Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/statehonoring-furniture-collections.md) - [Dynamic Sculptural Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-transformation-table.md)