Ernest Thompson

Products or Services
Fine Handcrafted Furniture & Cabinets

Description
In his book Rio Grande High Style, Elmo Baca states, "Nowhere else in the New World has European culture blended so freely with the rich and bold colors, designs, textures and raw materials of Native America than in the Rio Grande country." With a 400 year history of furniture making in New Mexico to draw upon for inspiration, we couldn't think of a better place to build furniture.

For thirty-five years, Ernest Thompson has been creating furniture that pays homage to design traditions and standards of craftsmanship that are well established in our Land of Enchantment.

We're proud about being so stubbornly married to furniture building techniques that have more to do with the 1890's than they do with the high tech world of the 21st century.

In our Albuquerque (NM) workshop, our fifty Ernest Thompson craftsmen talk about their families, who won last night's soccer game and what type of fish are being caught in nearby mountain streams. The cold hum of machinery can never be substituted for the skilled hand work that a caring, concerned craftsmen imparts to a traditionally built piece of furniture.

Specialties
Custom-designed, handcrafted Southwestern style furniture and cabinets.