About The Artist
Kristopher has spent his adult life pushing the boundaries of live-edge furniture design.
As a child living in Tuscany, Kristopher received a world-class education in art history and design. His mother, an art history fanatic from Marin, CA spent years touring the Florentine countryside educating her boys on fine sculpture, painting, and architectural design.
His adolescent years were spent in Orinda, California. A small suburb just outside of San Francisco, a stone’s throw from the world famous giant sequoia national forest.
It’s during these pivotal years that Kristopher learned the true meaning and value of hard work. From a young age Kristopher began shoveling concrete and sweeping job sites for his fathers construction company.
Little did he know that one day he’d seamlessly combine his fathers hands with his mothers artistic vision. One fateful day Kristopher stumbled across a cluttered wood shop specializing in live edge furniture outside of San Francisco that had been around since the 1960’s.
Instantly, he was hooked. Little did he know, his life would be fdorever changed.
Eventually rotting on the vine at his corporate job, Kristopher decided to pursue his passion. He took on a full time apprenticeship with Northern California Redwood burl legend Jim Parodi.
After downloading 50 years of burl wood knowledge, and making hundreds of tables from the finest reclaimed burl wood in the world, Kristopher soon became Jim’s prodigy. Live edge furniture returned to the style and Kristopher was off to the races.
Marching to the beat of his own drum, Kristopher set his sights on rural North County San Diego to pursue his career as a Furniture Artist. His workshop “The Barn” is situated on a picturesque 20+ acre working farm. The beautiful views, horses, and farm life are a never ending source of inspiration.
Over the years Kristopher’s philosophy has remained the same. “You cannot make a quality product without quality material.”
His designs are often imitated but never replicated. A piece by Kristopher Kirkpatrick lets the material do the talking, and is sure to be the focal point of any room.
“The end result should look effortless, as if a tree just happened to grow into a table.”
