I love the tranquility of working in my small workshop and
the calm of the wood that peacefully reveals its stories.
Grinding wood is a painstaking process. It has to be done
slowly and with a clear mind, as I have been taught. And that brings back my grandfather’s
words from many years ago: “Totul trebuie facut in tihna” which is the Romanian
equivalent of “Slow and steady wins the race”.
I like to take the
time to understand the wood fibers and let the shapes of the wood flow
naturally. As I work the wood by hand and follow its natural grain, each object
becomes unique and difficult to match if it were to be mass-produced.
The more time I spend and focus on the wood in my workshop,
the easier it is for me to follow its natural shape and as a result I gain more
respect for nature, creation, man.
Being a carpenter is labor intensive. Every project requires
precision, there is no place for mistakes. There is no way to cheat in this
trade. In smaller workshops they are more geared towards creation rather than
mass-production, and thus making a product takes longer. In order to compete
you must have skill and vision which you instill into each object as it tells
your story. All these things lead to a unique experience that you can only
receive from a small workshop.
In a city rich in cultural aspects, Iasi represents a small
group of craftsmen that carry on the fascinating and lively stories of
woodworking. In my quest of learning how to work with wood, I managed to
captivate the essence of classical woodworking and instill it into the Strasnic
cutting boards. Serving dishes on wooden cutting boards represents the joy and
candor of the Romanian heritage.
From my “small, crazy dream” intended to change the image of
serving culinary dishes, returning to our roots, culture and wooden cutting
boards, Strasnic was born.
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