Mike Johnson remembers the moment his life changed and the unlikely place it happened. He was at J.C. Penney in Montclair when he recognized a fellow shopper as Sam Maloof. The famed woodworker, who ...

Sam Maloof, whose simple, elegant wooden furniture, which he designed and made by hand, made him a central figure in the postwar American crafts movement, died at his home in Alta Loma. He was 93. The ...

I was saddened to hear of the death of Sam Maloof on May 21, not just because of his loss to woodworking but because of the man he was. I've met a lot of famous and successful woodworkers over the ...

Renowned artist Sam Maloof loved working with wood, taking it in his strong hands, massaging and sculpting it into treasured pieces. His pieces are in the Smithsonian, the homes of former United ...