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.
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.
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.
The road so far
The first bench
Jonah builds a walnut dining table in a rented garage. The waiting list starts almost by accident.
The North Andover atelier
We move into our current 9,000 sq ft workshop and hire our first full-time makers.
Trade program launches
Designers and architects begin specifying Strato for full-home and hospitality projects.
The 50-year guarantee
Confident in our joinery, we put it in writing — a half-century structural guarantee on every piece.
2,400 pieces and counting
Delivered to 40 states, still built by hand, still signed by the maker who made them.
Hands behind the work
Let's design something made only for you
Book a complimentary design consultation with our studio. We'll talk through your space, your timeline and your vision — no obligation, just honest guidance from people who build for a living.