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The
father/son partnership of David DeCristoforo Design represents a family tradition
of artisan craftsmanship whose expertise goes back three generations. David
DeCristoforo Sr. possesses an extensive resume as designer/maker of fine furniture,
high end cabinetry and architectural woodwork. His portfolio spans a period
of 35 years, and includes a profusion of unusually beautiful furnishings and
homebuilding projects.
The son of the late R.J. DeCristoforo, who published more that 50 books and
countless articles on subjects including woodworking, homebuilding and a variety
of related crafts, David DeCristoforo has continued in a similar vein, working
as a specialist homebuilder, woodworker and furniture designer, while simultaneously
authoring articles for the how-to market. While RJ was widely regarded as
“the dean of home workshop writers,” his son has achieved prominence
as a maker as well as an explicator, achieving a level of understanding and
mastery of his craft that is very rare in today’s world.
His son, David R.B.J. DeCristoforo, holds a Fine Arts degree from the University
of California, Davis, and combines dual careers as a showing artist and furniture
maker/designer with a unique aesthetic understanding. As a third generation
artisan, he began shopwork at a young age and is a highly skilled maker in
his own right. David R.B.J. Decristoforo possesses his own diverse portfolio
of successful projects. From designing and building fresh and innovative furniture
pieces, to constructing a cabin in the remote Andes mountains, making art
for shows in major venues, and designing and building outdoor public installations
ranging from fountains to a piece exhibited outside Grace Cathedral in San
Francisco, and even remodeling a 30’ airstream trailer, he has a breadth
and capacity suitable for many different projects
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