Nathan Clarke

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About Nathan Clarke

Nathan Clarke is a furniture maker, designer, and educator. He graduated with honours from the Craft & Design—Furniture program at Sheridan College where he has also been a sessional instructor and guest lecturersince 2020. He is presently a managing partner of the Canadian furniture brand Coolican & Company.As Director of Craft & Production for Coolican & Company, Nathan leads a small, dedicated team in producingtimeless designs with an heirloom quality. Since assuming this role in 2019, Nathan has implemented digitalsystems allowing the fabrication team to manage a continually growing annual output. In 2020, Nathandeveloped Toronto Woodturning—a subsidiary of Coolican & Co—creating custom and production woodturningsfor a diverse clientele. Amidst the demands of these roles, Nathan still carves out time for process explorationand speculative work.Nathan’s enthusiasm for the process of making and all of its possibilities are what originally drew him into hisfather’s workshop as a kid. All these years later, that same curiosity is what motivates him to be in the studioeach day.