Nathan Sheu is a furni­ture designer and fabri­ca­tor whose work inte­grates tradi­tional craft with digital fabri­ca­tion and ecolog­i­cal design. A grad­u­ate of Cali­for­nia College of the Arts with a BFA in Furni­ture Design and minors in Indus­trial Design, Ecolog­i­cal Prac­tices, and Compu­ta­tional Prac­tices, Nathan’s prac­tice is rooted in a deep respect for mate­ri­al­ity and the natural world. Whether through form, func­tion, or living systems, his work often invites inter­ac­tion with nature — reflect­ing a desire to blur the bound­ary between the built envi­ron­ment and organic life. He brings expe­ri­ence in shop fabri­ca­tion, CAD model­ing, and studio lead­er­ship to his thought­ful, hands-on approach to design.

In Nathan’s words: ​“Wood­work­ing has been an entry point for me to explore mate­ri­al­ism through a balance of inten­tion and intu­ition — a way to engage deeply with the phys­i­cal­ity of mate­ri­als while also allow­ing space for reflec­tion, care, and meaning-making through the act of craft. In a similar spirit of curios­ity and self-reflec­tion, I’ve been drawn to podcasts like The Huber­man Lab and The Diary of a CEO—they offer thought­ful perspec­tives on how we think, grow, and make choices, both in life and in work. Lastly, I don’t follow any one maker reli­giously, but my Insta­gram feed has become a kind of evolv­ing mood board — it constantly exposes me to work across wood­work­ing, metal­work­ing, ceram­ics, fashion, jewelry, 3D print­ing, and more.”

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