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Dean Jackson designs and builds custom furniture, cabinets,
entertainment centers and offices in the Toronto area for both residential and commercial clients. Working from his studio in Toronto, Dean caters to a discriminating clientele of design professionals and private clients who commission his special pieces for their homes and offices. See the Portfolio pages for a sampling of his meticulously-made and finely-detailed work.
Over his 25-year career, his work has been widely recognized and acclaimed in such publications as The Custom Furniture Source Book, Select Homes, Imprint, and Fine Woodworking's Built-in Furniture and Design Book series. He has been invited to appear on "Cityline", a Toronto television program, and has been a guest on the "Lynette Jennings Homeworks" show. To see the fireplace that was featured in the Toronto Star, click here. Dean has shown his artwork and furniture in a long list of prestigious exhibitions and galleries, as well as the One of a Kind show in Toronto. |
About Dean Jackson
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Design Approach: Victorian, modern, Jacobean, Arts & Crafts, Oriental... Dean derives inspiration from an eclectic range of periods and styles.
Materials: From mahogany, maple, cherry, walnut and oak to exotic woods such as New Guinea rosewood. Finishes: Dean is able to work with many types of finishes, including lacquer, bleached, dyed, hand-rubbed and multi-layered distressed finishes, and often custom-mixed stains to match an existing piece. Pieces: Libraries, home offices, entertainment centers, fine cabinetry, fireplaces, custom-designed bars and kitchens, tables, built-in display cases, sideboards - Dean applies his versatility to many types of commissions. |
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Dean Jackson received his design background at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Fine Arts. He has travelled all over the world, from Europe, to India to China, and those travels inspired his collage-type artworks (above). Inspired by the posters covering the ancient, textured walls of the countries he explored, his painted and relief-sculpted work was exhibited at many galleries.
Dean started making furniture to pay his way through university, and enjoyed it so much he continues to this day. Though entirely self-taught in his trade, Dean's forefathers were Ontario furniture-makers in the 1800's as outlined in the book The Cabinetmakers of Norfolk County. He hopes to continue this family tradition. If you'd like to learn more about collaborating with Dean on a special project you may have in mind, please see our "Contact Us" page. |
