Garry Knox Bennett (b. 1934, Alameda, CA) is a furniture maker who works in Oakland, CA. He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts where he learned to paint and sculpt. In the 1960s, he used the skills he learned to found a metal plating business, specializing in handmade jewelry.
In the 1970’s he began making clocks which expanded into furniture design. He is most well known for his chairs and use of conventional woods and unusual materials such as plywood, aluminum, steel, and plastics. Bennett’s work is represented in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Design, De Young Museum, Fine Arts Museum, Mint Museum of Arts and Design, Montreal Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Oakland Museum, Racine Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In 2001, he had a retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design in New York City.
