DESIGNER
Tim McClellan is fascinated with nature’s perfect balance of form and function. “Nature marries these two roles, form and function, together into a tapestry of perfect harmony.” explains McClellan. 

Tim strives to emulate that perfection in his own work.

Inspiration

McClellan is relentlessly driven to create inspiring, rugged, timeless, multi-functional, and visually stunning products and spaces. He draws inspiration from landscapes, from the spirit of the American pioneers and frontiersmen, from discarded relics, and from the shower. For Tim, long showers are a required ingredient for creating a new design or solving a challenge.
Above all however, Tim is inspired by the ingenuity of humans over time, from shaping arrowheads to building pyramids, from constructing log cabins to inventing CNC machines and 3-D printers. “The creator created all of this beautiful universe and all of the raw materials, then created a creation (humans) that recreates those raw materials into new creations,” explains McClellan.
Tim is gifted with the ability to visualize in 3-D, much like an internal CAD program, moving, reorienting, disassembling and reassembling a project from any aspect or angle.
McClellan loves to reinterpret and and reinvent styles and techniques. He is a fan of Arts and Crafts, Mid-Century Modern, Industrial, Western and Art Deco. McClellan’s taste is diverse, but his designs share a distinct style and character.

Evolution

Tim’s first builds were simple log beds made from discarded timbers salvaged from logging companies’ slash piles outside Everett, Washington. From that humble start, his designs have evolved, becoming more refined and sophisticated.
McClellan began experimenting with geometric mosaics using reclaimed barnwood after founding Western Heritage Furniture. Soon, he incorporated copper, leather, and steel. He experimented, created, and recreated, carving out a niche in the furniture world that had not existed before: Refined Rustic.

Tim developed his first expanding round table in 2006, an elegant and innovative design evolved from the concept of a lazy susan. He made a video of that first expanding round table for the buyers: It has since generated nearly
Soon, McClellan began integrating electric, mechanized and hidden compartments into his designs for pop-up TV consoles and hidden bars.
In 2013, McClellan took a break from furniture design to focus on a latent passion: Custom Classic Trucks. Commissioned by a client, Tim spent a year building the world’s first and only 1940 Ford 4-Door 4WD Truck. This adventure infused new energy into Tim’s designs as he began playing with shaping metal and more industrial designs. 
In 2015, Tim competed on the first season of Ellen’s Design Challenge, Tim surprised viewers and judges with clean, contemporary designs that strayed from the the Western Heritage niche. Tim left Western Heritage Furniture in 2016.  

Now designing furniture under his own name and brand, Tim continues to experiment and evolve: Using poplar bark as a textile, inventing a new style of sleek steel joinery, and continuing to pay homage to the inherent beauty of wood. 

Reclamation

Another passion for McClellan: Salvaging and repurposing materials while preserving their historical character and charm. 
“Humans have pulled out so much raw material from the earth, that the remains are now sitting in gravesites of landfills and junkyards, it’s time to repurpose and recycle that material into new creations rather than dig more holes.” explains Tim. McClellan’s ability to see the pearl of possibility nestled in a discarded relic is what makes his work so surprising and endearing.

As Michelangelo so eloquently stated referencing his masterpiece, David: “David was always there, perfect, in that block of marble, all I had to do was remove all that was not him.”  

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