Artisan Made One Off Solid Cherry Dining Set by Charles Radtke

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Rare opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind hand crafted solid cherry table and chairs made by master woodworker Charles Radtke. Table … Read more Rare opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind hand crafted solid cherry table and chairs made by master woodworker Charles Radtke. Table and each chair is hand signed.

Radtke is a world-renowned master woodworker based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and his collector-level cabinetry resides in the Smithsonian and the Museum of Fine Arts. Because his dining tables and chairs are custom-commissioned or designed for private residences, they rarely appear on the open market. Radtke, born in 1964, is a studio furniture maker working in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. His focus is design, rarely if ever repeating an object. His work is found primarily in private collections, with the exception of his Sarcophagus #1 residing in permanent collection in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Art Museum in Washington, DC and in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The piece that is part of the collection in Boston, is on display at Milwaukee Art Museum, April 19, 2019 – August 25, 2019 as part of his exhibition: Charles Radtke: Contained.

He honed his skills while in Washington, DC, then setting up his own studios in Colorado, and southern Illinois, using each stop to master his design vernacular and illuminate his own unique woodworking aesthetic.

In July 1994, Radtke, his wife Chris and daughter Chloe moved to Cedarburg, Wisconsin, where he built his current studio.

His work is most often described as contemporary, focused mainly on cabinets but also includes tables, chairs and pedestals. He is most well known for his attention to detail, his use of hand, rather than machine, work (dovetailing, planing, carving and finishing) and his preference for native American hardwoods. Influences that are apparent are Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Carl Malmsten, Charles Rennie MacIntosh, and Wharton Esherick. See less