Independent furniture studio · Colorado

Your idea.
My vision.
One of a kind.

Custom furniture inspired by your ideas, shaped by my creative vision, and crafted by hand.

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MAKER. WOODWORKER. CREATOR.
Finished black walnut console with sculptural black base behind a sofa
Featured piece / Black walnut console

A sixty-year secret.

Created by Burke BackmanEnglewood, ColoradoWood · Steel · Glass · Light
There is more beneath the surface

The wood had
a story to tell.

Deep inside this walnut was a nail the tree had grown around for more than sixty years. A treehouse? An old sign? The mystery remains. Discovering it became part of creating the piece.

Uncover the story
The old nail revealed inside the walnut during the buildThe discovery, in the studio
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Different ideas.
The same maker’s hand.

A glimpse into what happens when distinctive materials meet a personal creative process.

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Available now

Ready for a new home.

A few finished pieces are available. There’s no checkout: ask a question or make an offer, and I’ll reply personally.

Brasiletto Suspended Art Table

Brasiletto Suspended Art Table

Asking $20,000

Claro Walnut Coffee Table

Claro Walnut Coffee Table

Price on request · Can be customized to your space

Live Edge Black Walnut End Table

Live Edge Black Walnut End Table

$700 or best offer

Red Oak with Padauk Accent Trim (1997)

Red Oak with Padauk Accent Trim (1997)

$250

Trio of Stackable End Tables

Trio of Stackable End Tables

$400 for the set of three

Sculptural Black Walnut Console

Sculptural Black Walnut Console

Asking $6,500 · Open to offers

SketchUp concept of the convertible game and dining table
01 / The concept · SketchUp
Concept rendering of the white oak game and dining table
02 / The concept rendering
From idea to object

Imagined together.
Interpreted by the maker.

You bring the idea and the way you want to live with it. I bring the vision, the design, and the craftsmanship to create something individual.

SketchUp designs and AI-assisted concept renderings help us explore the possibilities. The finished piece takes shape through your input, the material, and my creative judgment.

How a commission takes shape ↗
Natural grain and sculptural contours in hardwood, from the Berklan Design website
The person behind the piece

One creator.
One pair of hands.

I’m Burke Backman — a maker and creator working in wood, steel, glass and light. Berklan Design is my independent studio in Englewood, Colorado. When we work together, you speak directly with the person who will design and build your piece.

Meet the maker ↗
In their words

“Burke created an outdoor table for me with a built-in fire pit. The woodwork and crafting were exquisite and the table makes quite an impression on people.”

Robert M. · Denver, Colorado

“The one that stands out is an oak entertainment center he built in 1990. It was beautiful and passed down to other members of our family for 30 years.”

Claudia · St. George, Utah
A commission begins with a conversation

What have you
been imagining?

A particular space. A practical need. An idea you can’t quite put into words. That’s enough to begin.

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