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Welcome to Blakwood Design Studio
one of a kind Handcrafted
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about
Blakwood Design Studio is a small woodworking company focused on creating one of a kind reclaimed wood art. The company targets projects that are unique and can become conversation starters.
Whether it’s a coffee table, serving items for entertaining, or wall art, we will make your vision a reality by creating something you’ll love.
journey
Blakwood Design Studio was started in 2016 when my wife was unable to find a coffee table that fit the style she wanted to create in our art deco house, so she asked me to build one for us. Around the same time, during my research to build the table, I discovered and developed a fascination with the traditional Japanese technique of charring/preserving wood (Yakisugi or Shou-Sugi-Ban) and I try to incorporate it into as many of our pieces as possible.
Since I was designing and building the coffee table, and my wife had fallen in love with the scrapped roof beams from a friend’s 1897 home he was renovating, my wife jokingly suggested I make one with the beams. So, I took that as a challenge with the excitement that I would try the “Shou-Sugi-Ban” technique as my process for preserving and finishing the table top.
We were both extremely happy with the final result and the table became a great conversation starter with our family and friends. So we decided to set up a business designing and making unique art pieces, with the focus on using reclaimed and sustainable materials (wood, metal, epoxy, etc.), that will become conversational pieces for others. Whether it’s our vision or something you have in mind, each item we make will be a one of a kind, handmade and uniquely created for you.
portfolio
EVERYTHING STARTS AS A CONVERSATION
"This is your creative and emotional journey.
We are doing this with you."
contact
Now you know our journey. Here is how our journey meets yours. We begin every idea with a conversation. It's less about the pieces, more about people. No matter where you are in your journey to create a new piece, don't hesitate to start the conversation.
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