Sergio Traverso and Kenny Johnson, two furniture designers on the up, first met in the wood shop of San Francisco firm Ohio Design in 2013. After honing their design skills, they started their own company, Four/Quarter, a name referring to a hardwood measurement (4/4). With backgrounds in industrial design, Sergio and Kenny draw inspiration from sculpture and architecture (they cite Alvar Aalto and Le Corbusier as inspiration). Working with oak, ash, walnut, and Douglas fir, Four/Quarter designs furniture with a fundamental simplicity. Here, a closer look at the current offering, all made to order from their workshop on San Francisco?s Treasure Island.

Above: Dowel Dining Chairs outfit Little Gem in San Francisco, a new restaurant from three alum chefs of Thomas Keller kitchens.
Above: A detail of the chair backs in vertical grain Douglas fir. ?Through a long prototyping process we made incremental changes to the angle and height of the chair until we found exactly what we wanted,? says Sergio.

Above: The Dowel Sling Chair in natural white oak with a vegetable tanned leather seat starts at $799.

Above: The Dowel Dining Table, shown in natural white oak and black steel legs, features a long dowel trestle that inspires the rest of Four/Quarter?s work. Contact Four/Quarter for pricing and information.

Above: The Dowel Sling Chair in blackened oak and black leather.

Above: Detail of the black leather sling seat.

Above: The bar height Dowel Stool in Claro Walnut is $5...