The mystery, poetry and light of cut gemstones.  THE CUT COLLECTION is an homage to the art of jewel cuts and their geometries that render a mere stone with otherworldly luminosity.  A photographer for 30 years, James Wilkins has brings this sensibility to furniture.  Photography - study of (graphy) - light (photon).   Having created a unique process of exposure and development of film that rendered subjects with a brilliant moonlight glow, coming out of darkness.  He has now turned the same study of light toward sculptural furniture.  The CUT COLLECTION capitalizes on two primary subjects of light and geometry.  The BRILLIANT CUT TABLE, and MARQUIS TABLE create large scale sculpted abstractions of cut diamonds, sapphires and tourmalines.   The INCIDENT lighting collection studies refraction and angle of incidence. Other pieces in the collection include TRILOGY STOOL a solid marble piece and CROWN STOOL and PAVILION STOOL of solid hardwood all of which transform the geometry of gem cuts into ergonomically sculpted furniture pieces.