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His 2010 book, which he co-authored with Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly, called for a shift in how everyone interacts with nature.

Vince Skelly, a Claremont designer, transforms raw timber into decorative and functional works of art.

Skelly’s foray into wood sculpting began in 2017, when after spending his days tied to a screen as a graphic designer he’d fire up power tools in his Portland garage.

Furniture made by Vince Skelly, with clay paintings by Dino Matt above.

“These folks have really been thinking outside the box,” says David Skelly, an ecologist at Yale University who was not involved with the work.