Staff: Resume: Furniture Department

Michael Deterding
Chief Conservator of Furniture

Professional Experience

2005 - Present
Chief Conservator of Furniture, The Chicago Conservation Center, Chicago, Illinois.

2003-2005
Michael Deterding Conservation, Cleveland, Ohio, sole proprietorship

1995– 2003
Conservation Studios, Cleveland, Ohio, lead conservator, furniture and objects

1990– 1995
Donald Miller Management, Studio City, California, architectural design and construction specialties

Notable Commissions

J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California. Restoration of masterworks within the Decorative Arts Department for curator Gillian Wilson.

Diane Burn Bertuzzi, Interior Designer, San Francisco, California. Collaborator on specialty interior and exterior finish treatments on architectural surfaces, restoration of furniture and architectural objects for projects featured in " Architectural Digest ".

Eden & Eden Architects, San Francisco, California in association with Gunnell Construction, San Francisco, California. Providing special finish treatments to integrate contemporary and period architectural elements.

M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, California. Collaborated in restoration of decorative art objects.

Davenport Mill, Davenport, California. Restoration of nineteenth century sash and door production equipment, Millwright.

Apprenticeships - (Trained in the Classical Guild Tradition)

1974 – 1980
Apprentice to Karl Marzinger (Former Head Professor of the Vienna Academy of Art Restoration)

1976 – 1984
Apprentice to Soren Ole Bakken (Sixth generation Master Cabinet Maker from Oslo, Norway)