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A workshop with a long memory

Since 2009, Strato has built furniture the slow way — by hand, in solid wood, for people who plan to keep it.

Founder Jonah Merrick at the bench
Est. 2009North Andover, MA
Our story

It started with one refused compromise

Founder Jonah Merrick couldn't find a dining table that was honestly made and honestly priced — so he built his own. Friends asked for one. Then their architects did.

Sixteen years later, that one bench has become a full atelier in North Andover, Massachusetts, where a small team of makers builds a few hundred pieces a year. We've stayed deliberately small. It's the only way to keep our hands on every joint — and our name is on every piece we ship.

We still measure success the way Jonah did at that first bench: would we be proud to have it in our own home, and will it still be here in fifty years? If the answer isn't yes to both, it doesn't leave the shop.

What we believe

Three rules we don't break

Material honesty

Solid wood, real leather, natural finishes. What you see is what it's made of — all the way through.

The maker's hand

Machines rough it out; hands make it sing. Every piece is finished, signed and dated by its maker.

Built to not be thrown away

Repairable joinery and timeless design are the most sustainable things a furniture maker can offer.

Milestones

The road so far

2009

The first bench

Jonah builds a walnut dining table in a rented garage. The waiting list starts almost by accident.

2013

The North Andover atelier

We move into our current 9,000 sq ft workshop and hire our first full-time makers.

2017

Trade program launches

Designers and architects begin specifying Strato for full-home and hospitality projects.

2021

The 50-year guarantee

Confident in our joinery, we put it in writing — a half-century structural guarantee on every piece.

Today

2,400 pieces and counting

Delivered to 40 states, still built by hand, still signed by the maker who made them.

The people

Hands behind the work

Jonah Merrick
Jonah MerrickFounder & Lead Maker
Clara Bennett
Clara BennettHead of Design
Theo Vance
Theo VanceWorkshop Master
Adaeze Okafor
Adaeze OkaforClient & Trade Director
A warm oak dining setting by Strato
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