Functional art,
carved from nature.
Furniture and functional art carved from solid, responsibly sourced wood - crafted slowly and meticulously, made to earn its place for generations.
A meeting point between craft and consciousness.
My name is Wessel Gresse, and I am the creator behind Conscious Wood - a Namibian-born photographer and woodworker who specialises in solid wood joinery.
Conscious Wood originated from my conviction to create high-quality furniture through ethically sourced wood - foraging through nature's discarded piles or using repurposed timber. I aim to create exclusive pieces of functional art by blending the various influences that have shaped me.
Read my storyFeatured pieces
A glimpse of recent commissions and personal art. Each piece is shaped by hand and never repeated.
Ethically sourced
Timber foraged from nature's discarded piles or reclaimed and repurposed - never at the expense of the forest.
Solid-wood joinery
Built to last with traditional joinery - including the ancient Japanese art of Kumiko, held by pressure alone.
Sacred geometry
Patterns drawn from stereotomy and sacred geometry, woven into one-of-a-kind functional art.
Made just once
Every commission is exclusive - shaped by hand, guided by the grain, and never replicated.
"To create a timeless piece, handcrafted with purpose and built to last."
Have a piece in mind?
Tell me about the space, the timber, or the idea. I'd love to help bring a one-of-a-kind piece to life.