Robell Awake: Crafting change
Robell works to bridge woodworking’s opportunity gap and challenge the scope of “period” and “fine” furniture.
Some of Robell Awake’s story sounds pretty familiar to most woodworkers. First, there’s the enduring itch to make. For him, it started in his early 20s when he dove into a DIY ethos inspired by his time as a bike messenger. After working various trade jobs, he homed in on carpentry and furniture work. Robell took an intensive hand-tool woodworking class at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, and he’s continued to expand upon his love for hand-tool woodworking back home in Atlanta.