“Natural forms are the hallmark of Eric Manigian, a Brooklyn Heights resident who studied sculpture at Pratt and Buddhism in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Manigian uses a method of slicing trees called ‘flitch cut,’ which produces full slabs of wood. He removes the bark from the trees, but allows the contours of the tree to define its shape.”
“Other innovative exhibitors included…Eric Manigian Studio’s table with both gem-cut edges and other undulating edges inspired by the tree itself…”
“…Furniture designer Eric Manigian, who joins a modern sensibility with a spiritual bend as he handpicks each plank he uses from the back woods of Pennsylvania…”
“Trade professionals and the general public are invited to St. Ann’s Warehouse to check out furnishings both traditional and edgy but always divine. Striped acrylic lamps by Matt Gagnon, handblown glass vases by John Pomp, and walnut tables by Eric Manigian are just for starters.”
“…[Manigian] searches for pieces that have double star bursts (patterns that occur when branches start to grow), a detail that many lumberyards consider an imperfection, but he considers personality.”
