"The most recent iteration of the Wendell Castle Project, exhibited at HB381 Gallery in New York, was created by Danish designers Mette Bentzen and Lasse Kristensen—husband and wife, and founders of the design studio Egeværk, based in Elsinore, Denmark. It came as no surprise to me that the pair secured this highly competitive residency: they are true cabinetmakers in the Danish tradition, known for hand-carved furniture of refined, delicate, and fluid form, drawn from nature’s cyclical rhythms. Where Castle famously worked in American woods, the duo favor Danish ash and other local timbers. They brought this Nordic sensibility to the residency, producing two remarkable and sculptural pieces of furniture which carry sophisticated narrative."