**The Michael Wilson Studio was founded in the fall of 2000. The Japanese-American artist & designer creates and builds custom designed furniture from richly grained hardwoods, which are hand carved with old school joinery then branded and dated when finished. Turning his pieces, and limited editions into colletible contemporary design, worthy of the investment.
"I create modern-organic, sculptural designs, interweaving function, and fine art. Combing equal parts western and eastern sensibilities with delicacy and meticulous technique."
Wilson, known for being calm and collected, enjoys turning wood into art. He incorporates the natural idiosyncrasies of the tree or the wood he selects to add character and beauty to each piece. It's his personal affinity, that the material evokes the ultimate design.
Most of Wilson's work is in free form, he works with a painter’s hand, and his carvings resonate with brush strokes, soft and fluid at one moment and deliberate and exacting at the next. With a limitless palette of walnut, wenge, and maple to name a few. Each species is worked with traditional joinery and then mixed with contemporary design.
His appreciation for the natural and organic wooden forms and his labor-intensive furniture and sculptures look effortlessly released from their core. Each piece movingly communicates its heritage with undeniable grace, his pieces are beautiful, soulful, and functional.