| England :: 1941-1966 | |
| Birthplace: England, Parents from China. Special Mention, Royal Drawing Society, London. Travel Scholarship to France and Italy. Studied with Le Corbusier. Travel Scholarship to USA. Work/study in Los Angeles. Architechtural Association School Diploma with Honours. Aqueduct construction in Italy. Public housing design, London. | |
| Mexico :: 1966-1981 | |
| Design and construction of 27 prefabricated schools :: Architect in charge of design of furniture stores :: Honourable Mention, Knoll International Furniture Competition :: 2 Gold Medal Awards, Furniture, Mexican Export Competition :: Founding member of Mexican association of Craft Designers :: Special mention, International Society of Industrial Designers :: First prizes, low-cost furniture, awarded by President Portillo :: Furniture commissions for Past Mexican President Aleman. | |
| USA :: 1982-1999 | |
| 1998 - Daphne Award, Best Chair, National Furniture Competition, NY :: 1999 - Two Daphne Awards for Best Furniture Designs. Best of Wood Award, American Crafts Exposition, Evanston, Illinois. Craftsman Award, American Craft Exposition :: 2000 - Craftsman Award, Philadelphia Crafts Show :: 2001 - Best of Show, California Woodworking. Juror: Sam Maloof. Best of Show, American Crafts Exposition, Evanston, Illinois. Best of Art Furniture, California Woodworking Show, Del Mar, CA :: 2002 - Best of Show, awarded by Walter Mondale, ACC St Paul Show :: 2003 - "Artist in Residence" for American Forests' Famous and Historic Trees. Founded in 1875, American forests is dedicated to preserving historic trees. | |
| Selected Book Publications | |
| 1984 Art That Works, Lloyd Herman :: 1988 Contemporary Crafts for the Home, Bill Kraus :: 1993 Frank Lloyd Wright, Spenser Hart :: 1995 White House Collection of American Crafts, Michael Monroe :: 1995 Award Winning Boxes, Tony Lydgate :: 1995 Understanding Art, Fichner-Rathus :: 1997 Nouvel Object III, Design House :: 1997 The Art of Making Small Wood Boxes, Tony Lydgate :: 1998 The Best of Wood Boxes, Blake :: 1998 Making Art Boxes, Tony Lydgate/Po Shun Leong :: 1999 The Heart of the Functional Arts, Furniture Society :: 1999 The Woodworkers' Visual Guide to Pricing, Pierce :: 1999 Chair Show 3, Southern Highland Craft Guild :: 2001 Chair Show 4, Southern Highland Craft Guild :: 2001 Celebrating Boxes, Stobart Davies :: 2001 Tradition in Contemporary Furniture, Furniture Society :: 2002 Making Heirloom Boxes, Peter Lloyd | |
| Invitational Group Exhibitions | |
| 1969-1997 | Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City :: Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte :: Huntsville Museum of Art :: Albany Institute of History and Art :: Minnesota Museum of Art :: Philbrook Museum of Art :: Birmingham Museum of Art :: De Cordova and Dana Museum of Art :: Dayton Art Institute :: Arkansas Art Center :: Hunter Museum of Art :: Portland Art Museum :: Lowe Art Museum :: Columbus Museum of Art :: Delaware Art Museum :: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago :: Los Angeles County Museum of Art :: Philadelphia Museum of Art :: Muckenhaler Cultural Center :: Atlanta International Museum :: Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine :: Art in Embassies Program, DC :: Orange County Museum of Art :: California Crafts Museum :: Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles :: American Craft Museum :: National Museum of American Art, DC |
| 1998 | Los Angeles County Museum :: Orange County Museum |
| 1998 | Furniture Society Show :: Huntsville Museum of Art :: Decorative Arts Museum :: The Arkansas Art Center :: Chair Show 3, Southern Highland Craft Guild, NC |
| 2000 | Mint Museum of Art+Design |
| 2001 | Yullie House Museum, Scotland :: Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine :: Chair Show 4, Southern Highland Craft Guild, NC |
| 2002 | Clay and Wood, Fine Arts federation, Burbank, CA |
| 2003 | "Cabinets of Curiosities" Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia |
| Permanent Museum Collections | |
| Yale University Art Gallery :: Renwick Gallery, Washington DC :: Minnesota Museum of Art , St Paul MN :: Mint Museum, Charlotte NC :: Delaware Art Museum :: Los Angeles County Museum of Art | |
| Public Collections | |
| Hospital Infantil & mural, Mexico City :: Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco :: MCI Art Collection, DC :: the Centocor office building, PA :: The White House Collection of American Crafts | |
| Private Collections | |
| Jim Carrey :: Otis Chandler :: John Cleese :: Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia :: Julian Fisher :: Whoopi Goldberg :: Brigitte Jodexnis :: Chuck Jones :: Hans Kraushaar :: Henry Luce III :: Steve Martin :: Jane and Arthur Mason :: Ed Mouthrop :: Martina Navratilova :: Joe Price :: Artie Shaw :: Scott Turow :: Robin Williams | |
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