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Robert A. Harman is a nationally recognized furniture designer, artist, and writer based in Bloomington.

Known for his use of vibrant colors and textures, Harman lets the fabrics guide his creative process without pre-designing.

An exhibition of his work, "A Creative Life," is on display at the Backspace Gallery through November.

Tousled Indian blankets swaddled the couch of Robert A. Harman's new wife, Kay Thorbecke. He thought he could tidy things up for her, so he embarked on his inaugural upholstering project and said, "Hey, I'm going to cover this." That project led to Harman's current, and decades' long, reputation as a nationally recognized furniture designer. He's also an artist, writer and podcaster , who grew up in Scotland a

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