Luke Addington is a furniture & wooden artifacts conservator and period furniture maker. He specializes in the conservation and recreation of pre-Industrial furniture, marquetry, and archaeological artifacts.

Addington trained under furniture conservators and ébénistes William Patrick Edwards & Patrice Lejeune at the American School of French Marquetry.

He earned a BS in Chemistry & AA in Art History from The University of Arizona. He continues advanced graduate studies in conservation, chemistry, and biochemistry in the NIH-supported Biological Chemistry PhD Program under Dr. Katrina Miranda, and The Arizona State Museum Conservation Laboratory under Dr. Nancy Odegaard.

He is a contract conservator for the National Park Service (NPS) Western Archaeological and Conservation Center (WACC) and Mission San Xavier del Bac. He is a member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC), the International Institute for Conservation (IIC), the Institute of Conservation (ICON), and the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM).

Addington’s work includes materials characterization for objects of art & archaeology, instrumental analysis, and development of new treatment methods. He has lectured and taught workshops on furniture making and conservation since 2011. Publications include articles on French polishing and the chemistry of treating museum objects:
• The Art of French Polishing Part I
• The Art of French Polishing Part II
• MCP-Designed Nanostructured Fluids for the Removal of Polymer Films
• Technical Study and Cleaning Treatment of the Egyptian Coffin of Nakht
• The Conservation of the San Xavier Mission Bells

Addington Furniture, LLC provides the following services:
Treatment of fine furniture & wooden artifacts
Treatment discussion & consultation
Instrumental analysis & materials characterization of coatings, adhesives, etc.
Condition reporting for curatorial purposes
Recreations of pre-Industrial furniture, and related services of:
Marquetry & Veneering | Gilding | Traditional Upholstery | Finishing | French Polishing

Contact Addington by email to discuss your items that need care. He will examine your items and provide a condition report & conservation treatment proposal, which include an estimated completion date and cost.

Rates
All services are estimated on a per-project basis. Academic & educational consultations and lectures are provided free of charge.

All conservation services provided by Addington Furniture, LLC are performed in adherence to The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Code of Ethics & Guidelines for Practice.