Stephen Proctor is an internationally recognized furniture designer, maker, educator, and lecturer. He earned an MA in furniture design from the Royal College of Art in London. From 1975 to 1988, Stephen worked with the Wendell Castle School, becoming dean in 1981. He later taught at Rochester Institute of Technology and has lectured throughout North America. His furniture has been exhibited in London, Tokyo, Basel, New York, Chicago, and Washington and featured in Fine Woodworking, Vogue, The Times, and American Craft. His work also appears in The Difference Makers, published by Lost Art Press.