The Workshop
Made slowly. Made by name.
Every piece in the gallery carries the mark of a person — a carver, a weaver, an ironsmith — whom we know.
Our Standards
What honest making looks like.
Materials
Reclaimed vigas, hand-tanned hides, natural pigments, hand-forged iron — never veneer, never plastic.
Methods
Mortise-and-tenon joinery, hand-planed surfaces, wax finishes that age into beauty rather than wear away.
Time
A trestle table takes 80 hours. A four-poster takes 200. We refuse to rush a workshop.
Meet the Makers
A family of artisans, eight communities deep.
Ernesto Vigil — Chimayó
Fourth-generation weaver. Treadle looms, churro wool, natural dyes.
Marisol Padilla — Las Vegas, NM
Forges hardware, sconces, and lighting in a 1920s smithy.
Rafael Trujillo — Taos
Carves four-posters, armoires, and santos from reclaimed pine.
Familia Hidalgo — Dolores Hidalgo, MX
Three brothers, talavera potters in the seventh generation.
"A chair that knows the hand of its maker will know the hand of its owner. The two conversations are the same."
— Casa Decor Gallery