Sculptor and furniture designer Wendell Castle (1932-2018) carved a distinct path in furniture making over nearly six decades of a distinguished career, and this long-awaited recording of his oeuvre, presents the extraordinary scope of his artistry and craftsmanship. The voluminous accounting of Castle's works, beginning with his earliest, mid-century works through to his unabashed experiments with unconventional materials(gel-coated fiberglass and metallic automobile paint) and his latest signature wood laminations, is comprehensive and detailed.

Emily Evans Eerdmans is a design historian and instructor on the history of interior design and furnishings at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005.Glenn Adamsonis the director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Jane Adlin is associate curator for design and architecture in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.