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Mike Stouder, owner of Artisan Surface Design in Portland, OR, has seen some of his busiest months, even in today’s market. The company has goals to eventually expand its facility and machinery inventory.
Even in today’s market, the owner of Artisan Surface Design, Mike Stouder, has seen some of his busiest months. The company, which is located in Portland, OR, has expanded its product line in recent years and has goals to eventually expand its facility and machinery inventory.
Three years ago, Stouder, as a builder and developer, started Artisan Surface Design. More recently, the business has been growing in the area market, according to Ben Harris, General Manager of Artisan Surface Design.
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A Destiny CNC stoneworking center from Park Industries of St. Cloud, MN, which is suited for curved edgework and complex shapes and has a 25-position automatic tool changer, is utilized within the shop. The company has plans to add a second CNC in the next five years.
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Slabs are cut using an Achilli bridge saw from Braxton-Bragg.
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Artisan Surface Design has six employees, including four in the shop. Turnaround time is generally two weeks, according to General Manager of Artisan Surface Design, Ben Harris.
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A showroom allows customers to view product samples.
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Artisan Surface Design recently completed a kitchen that features CaesarStone honed Raven on the countertops.
Principal markets for the company can be found in the Portland area out to the Oregon coast as well as Southwest Washington and Vancouver. “A lot of work we do is for builders and re-modelers,” said Harris. “A lot of them tell each other about us because they’re satisfied. Our turnaround time is generally two weeks.”
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“We really want to continue to do the custom, outside of the box design work we’ve done with CaesarStone,” Harris continued. “It’s about having fun and doing different things with stone in terms of texture and design.”
Sidebar: Artisan Surface Design
Portland, ORType of work: residential projects involving 50% natural stone and 50% quartz surfacing
Machinery: a Destiny CNC stoneworking center from Park Industries of St. Cloud, MN; an Achilli bridge saw from Braxton-Bragg; a water-recycling system from Beckhart Environmental, Inc. of Kenosha, WI; two Ingersoll - Rand rotary compressors; and an LT-55 Laser Templator from Laser Products Industries of Romeoville, IL
Number of employees: six, including four in the shop
Production rate: 12 to 15 kitchens a month