Sutton Projekt is a boutique furniture studio based out of the Hawaiian Islands. Founder, Travis Sutton, builds his furniture in his Hilo studio using solid woods and traditional woodworking techniques that are built to last.
His pieces are influenced by the aesthetics of Shaker, Scandinavian, and Japanese designs. He attributes most of his inspirations to all the local woodworkers he observed in Vietnam, Japan, Denmark and Melbourne, Australia during a two-year trip around the world.
As a U.S. Navy veteran, Travis’ attention to detail is Sutton Projekt’s hallmark. Throughout his life he’s been mentored by master craftsmen who have taught him how to build quality furniture using time-tested woodworking joinery as it’s cornerstone. Travis sees his journey as a professional woodworker as a never-ending learning experience. In the past six years he’s deepened his relationship with the craft by completing North Bennett Street School’s Fine Furniture Intensive Program in Boston, Massachusetts, where he learned the traditional furniture-making techniques he uses today to create his work. In 2017 he completed a year-long welding course at TCC/Lively Technical Center in Florida to expand his product-line by offering custom metal fabricated pieces that enhance offices and homes alike. Most recently Travis completed a chair-making workshop with David Douyard, a very respected chair-maker based out of Connecticut.
“The act of building a piece of furniture was as important as the finished product and that a piece built by one craftsman had much more to say than a piece made by an assembly line". Christian Becksvoort
