About: Bob
- Full Name
- Bob Ortiz
- Website
- http://www.ortizstudios.com
- Details
- My mother and father, born on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, came to New York in 1934. I grew up in Greenwich Village where I studied classical piano beginning at age five.The process and discipline of making furniture is not unlike that of making music. Measure upon measure, one builds a piece, one note, one joint at a time. With patience and dedication, the goal is to achieve a well arranged and orchestrated piece, perhaps even a work of art.
Both crafts demand honor and dedication, attention to detail and nuance, and a respect for the creative process.
In 1984, while attending a conference in Chicago, I came across George Nakashima's "The Soul of a Tree", displayed in a bookstore window. Thus began my desire to dedicate myself to making, simple, beautiful and well-made furniture.
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