catapult magazine

vol. 11, num. 10 :: 2012.05.11 — 2012.05.24

Whether we have a basement full of old chairs and sofas waiting to be reupholstered or just a stump around the campfire, we all live in relationship to furniture. Each piece tells a story of personal and cultural history. Gather round this issue, where our contributors will tell some of their favorite furniture stories.

Feature

The chair

by Jim Schmotzer

On a piece of furniture that holds the memories of generations.

Editorial

Love seat

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

The significance of stuff in our daily liturgies.

Articles

Refurbished faith

by Renee Aukeman Prymus

Considering the future form of a hand-me-down dresser.

Simplified

by Joanna Shumaker

What we can gain in losing everything.

Need

by Lisa Van Engen

A cross-cultural friendship sparks questions about what’s necessary.

Gallery

In case you missed it the first time

Surrounded on all sides

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Home is where the heart is, for better and for worse.

The Fourposter

by Jeff Barker

Weaving the story of four decades of gratitude and glory.

Clutter, control and the freedom of simplicity

by Heather Zydek

The confession of a modest hoarder.

Weaving the web

Furniture fit for the Kingdom

This is Our City

For Harrison Higgins, building beautiful furniture is not simply a steady job but a sacrament unto God.

All that we can’t leave behind

Curator Magazine

Rebecca Martin on the significance of furnishings.

Where your treasure is: Finding value in the “stuff” of Summer Hours

The Other Journal

Jeffrey Overstreet elaborates on the speechless stars of Olivier Assayas’ film.

daily asterisk

Even in a country you know by heart
its hard to go the same way twice
the life of the going changes.
The chances change and make a new way.
Any tree or stone or bird
can be the bud of a new direction. The
natural correction is to make intent
of accident. To get back before dark
is the art of going.

Wendell Berry
“Traveling at Home” from Traveling at Home

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