Thomas Hucker (born 1955) is an American artist working in furniture.
Hucker was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[1] He apprenticed for two years under Leonord Hilgner.[1] He attended four summer study sessions at the Penland School of Crafts studying under the likes of Sam Maloof.[1] From 1976 until 1980 he earned a Certificate of Mastery from Boston University Program in Artisanry[1] followed by time at Tokyo University and a degree from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.[2]
Hucker has from early on incorporated Japanese aesthetics[1] and has cited an early meeting with Isamu Noguchi in the late Seventies as heavily influential.[3] His influences also include classical music, jazz musicians including Leonard Hilgner.[4]