Doug Lapham has been crafting functional sculpture at Shooting Star Forge in Asheville, NC for 25 years. Working in recycled materials from steel and

In an era when even cameras are disposable, Doug reverses the tide by extracting intriguing goodies from scrap yards and with discriminating dumpster-diving, puts to good use a wealth of discarded industrial materials. Beneath his torches, grinders and pneumatic hammers this 'junk' is cut, shaped, bent, sand-blasted and reborn as contemporary tables, lighting, mirrors and gates which ultimately find themselves in galleries and fine homes across the country.