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

In May of 2010, David Sr. began a new phase in his woodworking career by shifting his focus from casework and furniture to turned objects. Working in a small, intimate setting, David is exploring the artitstic potential of this new direction. "This is a whole new world for me", David says. "Working at the lathe is more relaxed and has an almost meditative quality. It's much more about form and detail than the work I have done in the past. It's a real challange to develop a unique style. There are so many good turners out there and many of them have been at it for a very long time. But I'm getting a lot of enjoyment out of it and, if nothing else, I will have a lot of gift items on hand for the seemingly unending stream of weddings my wife's family produces!"