Wood that remembers hands.
A small bespoke workshop in Pardubice, Czech Republic. I design and build every piece from start to finish, for one person and one space.
About
Twenty years of code. Now wood shavings.
My name is Timon Pitřinec. For the past twenty years I worked in cyber defense and custom software development — hunting bugs, building things to measure, with the kind of precision that does not forgive mistakes. Creativity has been in my blood since childhood; it just lived inside code.
Wood is where I am starting now, deliberately, with both hands in it. I am learning hand joints, sourcing my own material, making the first pieces for myself and the people closest to me. From the previous trade I carry precision, patience, and the habit of listening to the material — whether it is a dataset or an oak board.
Selected work
Six pieces, six stories.
A selection from the last two years. Every commission starts with a conversation — often over coffee, sometimes standing in the client's living room with a tape measure.
Hanami
2025European walnut · Dining table for a family in Prague
Kioku
2025Ash and brass · Bookcase — living room
Iwa
2024Oak, hard-wax oil · Chair — limited run of eight
Nagare
2024Solid oak and stone · Bespoke kitchen
Suzuri
2024Cherry from the orchard · Writing desk — private commission
Engawa
2023Mountain maple, wax · Bench for a public space
How I work
Four stages, no shortcuts.
From the first phone call to delivery, eight to sixteen weeks usually pass. The wood sets the pace, not the calendar.
- 01
Conversation
We meet at the workshop, at your place, or online. I want to know who will sit at the piece, how the light falls, what catches you about wood.
- 02
Design
I send a hand sketch, then a precise working drawing. We choose the wood together — from my stock, or I source a specific board if need be.
- 03
Making
Six to ten weeks of bench work. I document the build and send regular photographs, so you watch your piece grow.
- 04
Delivery
I deliver, place, level, and talk you through care. One year of free service — in case anything shifts, creaks, or needs a touch-up.
Typical lead time: 8–16 weeks.
Materials & craft
What I work with, and how.
- Timber
- European hardwoods — oak, ash, cherry, walnut. Czech forests whenever possible, ideally with a known origin.
- Seasoning
- Boards rest in the workshop at least two years before I touch them. Wood does not like to be hurried.
- Joinery
- Mortise and tenon, dovetails, dowels. Classical joints that hold on their own. Screws only when they are truly necessary.
- Finish
- Hard-wax oils, beeswax, occasionally shellac. Nothing that wraps the wood in plastic — it has to stay wood.
- Hardware
- Solid brass or hand-forged steel. When the local smith can make it, I reach for him before I reach for a catalogue.
- Aftercare
- Bring a piece back in a few years and I will re-sand and re-oil it. Wood ages, but cared for well, it only ripens.
Contact
A piece in your head? Write to me.
The best commissions start with a two-line email and one photograph of the space. I usually reply within 48 hours, most often over breakfast.
- hello@pitri.studio
- @pitri.studio
- Workshop
- Zámecká 12, 530 02 PardubiceVisits by appointment
- Open
- Mon–Fri, 8:00 — 17:00