Biography

Hi. My name is Galen Lau. I'm a 3rd-year furniture student in the Bachelor of Craft and Design program at Sheridan College, and I am located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. 

The most recent piece of furniture I have made is a chair. I'm quite proud of it because chairs are the most challenging pieces of furniture to design, and I was successful in creating an exceptionally comfortable chair.  I'm also proud to have won the Robert Welsh Award in years 1 and 2, for outstanding academic achievement.

My work is highly influenced by simple, elegant, functional, and quiet architecture and design in general. My work tends to be rectilinear in form because I enjoy how it contrasts against the organic forms of nature. I try to prioritize craftsmanship and sustainability in my projects. I very much enjoy challenging myself to make things by hand, and it's very gratifying to see hand-made parts come together with precision. I try to use renewable materials such as wood, manufactured boards, paper, and natural fabrics, and avoid using plastics, metals, and natural stone.

I develop ideas by sketching and making digital models, technical drawings, scale models, and full-size mock-ups before fabricating the final piece.

I am currently looking for a summer internship with a small-batch furniture design and fabrication studio.