What they say about Diane Husson’s faux bois furniture
“But now, with her pieces roundly embraced in American garden design, Husson may be faux bois’s greatest ambassador.”
– Veranda
“Diane Husson’s one-of-a-kind hand-sculpted benches take weeks to create and are destined to grace the landscape on rolling estates.”
– The Wall Street Journal
“In her studio in Norfolk, Virginia, Diane Husson has spent the last ten years crafting furniture pieces that so closely resemble real wood, you may mistake them for the trees dotting the Virginia landscape outside.”
– House Beautiful
“It’s not everyone who has the ancient trees to turn into fantastical garden pieces these days, which is why you need to make a friend of faux bois and Diane Husson, a Virginia sculptor who cleverly makes concrete furniture that mimics gnarled wood.”
– The World of Interiors
“The craft is alive thanks to sculptor and gardener Diane Husson, who is based in Norfolk, Virginia. One of the few artist-craftspeople to maintain a tradition that almost expired around the time of Art Deco, she has developed proprietary material formulas and techniques to fashion sophisticated, naturalistic tables and seating that endure all kinds of weather and resist garden pests.“
– Old House Journal
“Diane Husson’s stunning works of art returns faux bois furniture to a new era.”
– atHome Magazine
“Ceramist turned faux bois creator, Diane Husson fashions eye-tricking pieces spun of steel and cement, fanciful tables, chairs, and benches that appear as if they are crafted from wood. The centuries-old technique, faux bois—French for “false wood”—isn’t widely practiced these days, which makes Husson’s handiwork all the more compelling.”
– Virginia Living Magazine