Deeply moved by the gift that the Japanese have given to the world in regards to wood technology, Fierro, who grew up the son of an artist, completed a five-year Japanese-style woodworking apprenticeship and has taken this refined approach to new heights on the island of Maui (see photo gallery for his most recent work).

Attracting a team of the finest woodworkers on the island, Fierro is now one of the top woodworking manufacturers in the region. Utilizing millworking machinery and traditional Japanese handtools, Fierro’s team creates a wide array of "functional sculpture” : Full wood interiors, staircases, windows, doors, teahouses, meditation huts, pavilions, shoji, furniture, lamps, furo (cedar soaking tubs), and an assortment of architectural details; all are intended to develop that deliciously rich characteristic of time and usage: wabi-sabi.

This element of beauty found in the aging sheen of patina amplifies the understated and refined aesthetic Fierro and his team employ in architectural magnificence beyond words.

Click the thumbnails below to view larger images of Fierro's wood projects. See also Fierro's collection of hand-crafted didgeridoos.