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wanted to earn a living making furniture, but family and school advisors urged me to pursue a more secure, lucrative occupation.” Kramer followed that advice, got a degree in marketing from Rutgers University and worked in that field while making furniture as a hobby. “It took 12 years to realize that the advice had been bad for me; I really wanted to make furniture.”
Kramer resigned his post as personnel manager for Radio Free Europe in 1969, developed a collection of furniture, and went to Bloomingdale’s. They immediately bought several pieces for a special show, which were described by the New York Post as “the hit of Bloomingdale’s.”
Since then, his work has been called "an extraordinary collection” by the New York Times, and “. . . honest, purebred American furniture . . . the kind you find in museums. . .” by Furniture World. Kramer’s pieces can be found in the homes of private collectors across the country (John Lennon and Yoko Ono commissioned him to make a cradle when they were expecting their son Sean), and his work has been featured in many newspapers and national magazines.
Kramer uses soft and hard American woods - pine, cherry, birdseye, curley and tiger maples - as well as South American mahogany. All of the wood used in Kramer’s fumi
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