Brandy Clements Author

Brandy Clements & David Klingler are the co-owners of Silver River Center for Chair Caning, the nation’s only chair weaving school & museum. The school is an Official Education Center of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Brandy is a 4th generation chair caner and the couple are highly regarded in their field as chair caning ambassadors (aka Chair Nerds). They teach and speak at conferences, museums, craft schools and craft shows, and travel the US & Europe to study the heritage craft. They have taught hundreds of students of all ages from across the globe and helped launch 30+ small businesses. They have been published in Mother Earth News and Brandy wrote the foreword of a colleague’s chair making book. They have been featured in American Craft Magazine and other regional publications, on television including CBS, PBS, and The Travel Channel, and they love to chat with podcasters about chairs and the chair nerd community. They continue to restore chairs and collaborate with furniture makers alongside their golden retriever, Rosie in Asheville, NC. Find them online at www.SilverRiverChairs.com or @SilverRiverChairs on Instagram and YouTube.