Dennis Bork, a native of Milwaukee, developed an early interest in woodworking through his father, a wood pattern maker. He earned a degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and worked for three years in research.
Bork never lost his love for woodworking, so he completed a five-year apprenticeship as a wood pattern maker and worked in this trade for 12 years. In 1985, he started a business making period furniture. Today he and his wife, CeCe, operate Antiquity Period Designs, Ltd., where he specializes in making late-17th-, 18th-, and early-19th-Century furniture.
Bork uses traditional tools, either antiques or his own reproductions. For some pieces he uses only these hand tools. His work is distinguished by complex turnings, delicate latticework, beautiful rosettes, and all hand-applied finishes. He also enjoys the challenge of adding hidden drawers and compartments so his customers cannot find them.
His work has appeared numerous times in the Directory of Traditional American Crafts.
Dennis Bork has been selected for the following Directories:
2018 FURNITURE
2017 FURNITURE
2016 FURNITURE
2015 FURNITURE
2014 FURNITURE
2013 FURNITURE
2012 FURNITURE
2011 FURNITURE
2010 FURNITURE
2009 FURNITURE
2008 FURNITURE
2007 FURNITURE
2006 FURNITURE
2005 FURNITURE
2004 FURNITURE, FORMAL
2003 FURNITURE, PERIOD
2002 FURNITURE, PERIOD
2001 FURNITURE, PERIOD
2000 FURNITURE, PERIOD
1999 FURNITURE, PERIOD
1998 FURNITURE, PERIOD
1997 FURNITURE, PERIOD
1996 FURNITURE, PERIOD
1995 FURNITURE, PERIOD
1994 FURNITURE, PERIOD
Biography updated October 3, 2016 Photograph updated October 3, 2016Contact information updated March 6, 2018
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