About Vior Woodworks
Furniture should tell a story,
not just fill a room.
We started with a simple belief: beautiful furniture shouldn't cost the earth. So we're building the room where honest timber and independent woodsmiths meet the people looking for both.
2026
Founded in Grass Valley, California
1
Founder at the bench today. The rolodex starts here
You
The first independent woodsmiths we want to meet
100%
Wood. Nothing else, ever
Not a furniture store.
A showroom and consignment platform.
Vior Woodworks connects independent woodsmiths with people who care about where their furniture comes from. Every piece in our collection has a provenance: we know the maker, we know the tree, and we know the story.
Our sourcing starts with downed trees from storms, disease, or natural causes throughout the Sierra Nevada foothills. When a tree falls, we work with local arborists and landowners to reclaim the timber before it becomes mulch or firewood. What we can't source from downed trees, we get from ethical local sawmills with responsible harvesting practices.
We're proud to be based in Grass Valley, California, surrounded by the forests and communities that inspire everything we do.
Where we actually are
We're a startup.
And we're honest about it.
Right now Vior Woodworks is one founder, one workshop, and a plan. The pieces you see here are made by hand at that bench. What we're building next is the rolodex: a network of independent woodsmiths across Northern California and Oregon who make work this good and deserve a better way to sell it. If that's you, the door is open, and being early has its advantages.
- Every current piece is made in-house by the founder
- We're actively inviting independent woodsmiths to join
- Founding woodsmiths get first listings, first photography, first sales
- Same consignment terms for everyone, forever: 15% of gross sale
2026
Founded in Grass Valley, California
1
Founder at the bench today. The rolodex starts here
You
The first independent woodsmiths we want to meet
100%
Wood. Nothing else, ever
From fallen trees to heirloom furniture.
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A tree falls
Storms, disease, or natural causes take a tree down in the Sierra Nevada foothills. We hear about it from local arborists, landowners, and our own network.
02
We reclaim it
Before it becomes mulch or firewood, we recover the log and move it to a mill. What we can't source from downed trees comes from ethical local sawmills with responsible harvesting practices. No clearcuts.
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A woodsmith shapes it
The timber goes to an independent woodsmith who reads the grain and decides what it should become. No mass production lines. One maker, one piece.
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You learn its story
Every piece arrives with its provenance: the maker, the tree, and where it grew. Furniture should tell a story, not just fill a room.
“Good trees make good rooms. Good woodsmiths make them worth living in.”
Vior Woodworks · Grass Valley, California
What owners say.
The live-edge table is the first thing guests ask about. You can read the whole tree in it, and the founder walked us through exactly where it grew.
Our dog destroyed two big-box crates before this. The kennel looks like furniture, smells like cedar-free oak, and she actually chooses to sleep in it.
We furnished the tasting room with eight pieces from four different makers. Consistent quality, consistent story, zero shipping drama.
The floating shelves carry my full record weight without a hint of sag. The 3-inch walnut was worth every dollar of the upgrade.
Visit the workshop
Come touch the grain.
Photos never do it justice.
Our Grass Valley workshop doubles as the showroom. Every piece is here, labeled with its maker and its tree, and the coffee is on if you're a woodsmith thinking about joining.