slab dining table
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Designer | Craftsman
Earl Nesbitt specializes in creating gorgeous custom furniture of the highest quality – original eye-catching statement pieces. He has more than 30 years professional experience as a designer and builder of custom made pieces. His functional fine art furniture is created using premium quality materials and the finest craftsmanship.

He was classically trained in a one year paid apprenticeship program that he successfully completed in 1990. Earl's apprenticeship was in New Hope, Pennsylvania with a master craftsman. That early experience as well as the rich history of furniture making in the area including George Nakashima and others contributes to his work as he showcases the beauty of natural wood in each piece.

After his apprenticeship Earl worked for two high end cabinetry/furniture shops. His work from that period included a wide variety of items from Park Avenue penthouse suite renovations, to pews at the National Shrine in Washington, DC, as well as many private and commercial projects. During this time Earl was also professionally designing and building his own pieces. In 1995 he opened his own custom furniture making business.

Earl's style is defined by clean, elegant lines and an eye for proportions and detail. His custom furniture displays solid wood so that its subtleties can be enjoyed: the way the grain moves through a sculpted piece or the feel of a tabletop or a shaped edge. Over the years Earl has enjoyed working with many different clients and their varied styles – from western-style refined rustic, to mid-century modern, to Art Deco – each piece created with his own contemporary flare. When designing speculative pieces his style is cutting edge sculptural contemporary.

We sell Earl's custom furniture exclusively through this website and at juried shows throughout the country. Below is a list of our upcoming shows. Our studio is open by appointment only. Call for hours. We ship Earl's furniture worldwide. Click here to go to our Furniture Store page to see several pieces of furniture built by Earl that are ready to be shipped now.

Call us at (505-592-9265) to buy gorgeous custom furniture designed and built by Earl.
Hover over the photos below to read about what Earl is doing.
Earl places turquoise in voids and cracks of cluster burl maple coffee table
Earl rough sanding mesquite slabs for custom made live edge dining table
Earl designs notched edge for glass in custom made mesquite live edge dining table
Earl filling cracks on mesquite slabs for custom made live edge dining table
Earl chiseling tenons on one end of custom made dining table
Earl pegging tenons on one end of custom made dining table
Earl pegging tenons on one end of custom made dining table showing mortises
Earl pegging tenons on one end of custom made dining table showing tenons
Earl hand fitting joinery for custom made luxury cabinet
Earl sanding interior of upper custom made luxury cabinet
Earl installs retractable doors for custom made art deco cabinet
stacked laminates for custom made art deco liquor cabinet
Albuquerque The Magazine article
Western Art & Architecture feature
“His clients are quick to praise the designer; one noted that the chair Nesbitt created for him was “not only a work of art but … also an engineering masterpiece.”
Western Art and Architecture, Things We Love, August/September 2019, page 65
Upcoming Shows
List of Past Shows –
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale January 2024
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2023 WestEdge Dallas 2022
Objects of Art Santa Fe 2022
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2022
Objects of Art Santa Fe 2021
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2020
Objects of Art Santa Fe 2019
Art Santa Fe 2019
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2019
WestEdge Design Fair Santa Monica 2018
Objects Of Art Santa Fe 2018
Art Santa Fe 2018
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2018
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2018
Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2017
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2017
Palm Beach Contemporary West Palm Beach 2017
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2017
Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2016
Fort Worth Show of Antiques and Art 2016
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2016
One Of A Kind Show And Sale Chicago 2015
Objects of Art Santa Fe 2015
New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair 2015
One Of A Kind Show And Sale Chicago 2014
Western Design Conference Jackson 2014
Objects Of Art Santa Fe 2014
Weems International Artfest Albuquerque 2014
Albuquerque Home Expo 2014
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2013
Scottsdale Art Festival 2013
Santa Fe Show Objects Of Art 2013
Weems International Artfest 2013
One Of A Kind Show And Sale Chicago 2013
Dwell On Design LA 2012
American Craft Council Show San Francisco 2012
One Of A Kind Show And Sale Chicago 2012
Weems International Artfest 2012
Santa Fe Show Objects Of Art 2012
Santa Fe Fiestas 2012
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2012
Western Design Conference Jackson 2011
One Of A Kind Show And Sale Chicago 2011
American Craft Council Show Baltimore 2011
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