Cherry Tree Design

Cherry Tree Design was born in a small wood shop in Boulder, Colorado, when a fine wood craftsman began creating custom shoji screens. Not wanting to waste any of his precious materials, he began designing Japanese inspired lighting products from the off-cuts of the shoji screens. Thus the puzzle-like look of some of the original designs (like the Mt. Fuji). Five years later, Tyler and Julie Williams bought the company bacause of Tyler's love for fine woodwork and handcrafted hardwood products and Julie, having spent some years living in Japan, had a fondness for shoji screens. After apprenticing with the original craftsman and learning the skills of fine woodworking, Tyler and Julie moved the company to their native Montana in 1996. As appreciation for finely crafted wood products has increased, the company has continued to grow and flourish in Bozeman, Montana."

In a small wood shop ticked into a corner of Montana's Gallatin Valley, skilled craftsmen create clean, elegant designs that are as at home in their mountain valley as in a Manhattan loft. Cherry, walnut, oak, mahogany, and maple - real wood, not stained imitations - lend the lighting fixtures, screens, and accessories a patina that mellow with age. And while other furnishings may in time become dated, the purchase of a Cherry Tree Design product is an investment in a look that spans generations. The artisans at Cherry Tree Design still work with wood the old-fashioned way - by hand. Their craftsmanship, from meticulous tension-fitted joints to oiled, hand-rubbed and lacquered finishes, lend their products tangible human warmth. Screws are minimized since many of Cherry Tree Design's products are constructed almost entirely with precise joints and traditional wood adhesion materials. The Graceful, flowing lines of their shoji screens, lighting, and accessories belie their durability, for all are built to last.