| My name is
Joe Dusel. My wife, Katsuyo, and I own Woodistry. That's us all
sitting on one of our Tansu II shoe benches. Our business designs and builds
high quality unique and custom furniture and cabinetry. We have two wonderful daughters,
one nice dog and get to create
furniture and cabinetry in a studio with a view in Vista, California! All
of the furniture is made proudly here in the U.S.A.!!! What more could one ask
for? Oh, by the way be sure to check out our office.
I've been designing and making furniture and cabinetry since about 1989.
I was fortunate enough to have studied for almost 4 years under Ian Kirby at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA.
where I am currently teaching a class on the eCabinet Systems cabinet
design software.
My influences have been primarily from the Arts and Crafts style, but my
interpretations have varied far from those roots. I'd be delighted to
build furniture or cabinetry for you!
We produce small
batches of our shoe bench designs (which keeps the cost down) and have a
few new designs on the drawing board which we hope to be producing soon.
My wife and I have been into eating organic produce, composting and
using natural products for the past 20 years. We also like to use
environmentally friendly materials like bamboo and formaldehyde-free
plywood in the things we make. Not only is it better for the
environment, it's better for our health and yours not to be using toxic
materials such as formaldehyde. We also use water based finishes, so we
are not spewing volatile organic compounds into the air we breathe.
We are also a California licensed
contractor, so we can also install built-in cabinetry for our local San
Diego area clients.
Katsuyo and I have also setup
a sister site
Aikomei to sell Asian
inspired furniture and accessories. Aikomei
sells both our work at that of other
artists.
I am still the current
president for the North County
Woodworking Club and the
Professional Furniture and Cabinetmakers Guild. These are both
terrific organizations, so if you have an interest in woodworking you
might want to check out the linked sites for more information.
NCWC
Newspaper Article
If you have
any questions about our work or our web site please email me at info@woodistry.com.
Joe has now teamed up
with Joe
Freenor and they have a new blog
site to talk about what's new in cabinet and furniture making. We
are both really excited about the site, so we hope you will check it
out! www.cft411.com
Joe Dusel
CA License # 871433
February
2008 |
