"I take my inspiration from traveling throughout the US and Europe. I like to pour over old black and white photographs that give a sense of age and mystery. My work follows in the footsteps of the Giacometti brothers and the Lalannes. I love the feel of metal - of taking something so tough and turning it into something organic and delicate, like nests, where life is born and flourishes, or trees that wind and curve up to the sky."

In 2021, Larry was asked to create the chandelier for the entry of the Kipsbay Designers Showhouse Dallas by John Bobbitt of Bobbitt & Company. He took this opportunity to create an 18’ Tree Chandelier that hangs upside down from it’s trunk. This piece became the talk of the design community leading him to create additional chandeliers for clients in Beaver Creek Colorado, Houston, Horseshoe Bay Texas, Tampa Florida.

2019 brought Whiteley and Brian Bolke together again to create the signature Green House for the Conservatory at Hudson Yards in New York City.  He also designed and created store fixtures and more for the store. When Brian expanded into Dallas and Houston, he called on Larry to continue his vision in these boutiques as well.

In 2017, Larry was honored with the “Artist/Craftsman of the Year” award from AIA Dallas.  This distinguished award “recognizes craftsman and artisans within the Dallas area whose talent, technique, diligence and creative insight makes great architecture possible.”

In 2016, Larry was commissioned to design and fabricate ten Juliet railings at the new four story building in downtown Dallas, Forty Five Ten.  These railings are the focal point to the building.

Sometime around 2004, Brian Bolke added Whiteley’s lovely and organic decorative objects of nests and flowers to Forty Five Ten home collection. This partnership gave birth to an audience and collectors of the Whiteley Collection from all over the world.

Whiteley has worked closely with many top interior design and architecture firms to produce custom furnishings and sculptural design elements in Dallas including: Bobbitt & Company, Charlotte Comer Interiors, Inc., Droese Raney Architecture Inc., Gensler, Linda Fritschy Interiors, Mary Anne Smiley, Michelle Meredith & Associates, and Moore Design Group.  His work can be found in the Ritz Carlton Dallas Spa, Crescent Court Spa, Crescent Court Lobby Bar, The Conservatory NYC, Dallas & Houston, Double Tree Love Field– Dallas, Exxon Mobile HQ Campus, Four Seasons Las Colinas, George Bush Presidential Center, Hunt Oil Headquarters, Devon Energy Headquarters, Reunion Tower, Sheraton Dallas, Sheraton McKinney, and San Saba River Nature Park, as well as many homes throughout the US.

He has been featured in magazines such as, Architectural Digest, Veranda, Paper City – Dallas, DHome, Dallas Design Guide and much more.  Larry prides himself in personal service and giving his clients one of a kind works of art they will cherish for a lifetime.