Sergio Traverso is a furniture designer on the up. He first honed his skills in the wood shop of San Francisco firm Ohio Design before starting company Four/Quarter, a name referring to a hardwood measurement (4/4). With a background in industrial design, Traverso draws inspiration from sculpture and architecture (citing 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. For ordering information, contact Four/Quarter directly.
![dowel dining chairs outfit little gem in san francisco, a new restaurant from t 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-dining-chair-little-gem.jpg)
![a detail of the chair backs in vertical grain douglas fir. “through a lo 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-dining-chair-little-gem-detail.jpg)
![the dowel sling chair in natural white oak with a vegetable tanned leather seat. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-sling-chair-vegetable-tanned.jpg)
![the dowel dining table, shown in natural white oak and black steel legs, featur 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-dining-table.jpg)
![the dowel sling chair in blackened oak and black leather. 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-sling-chair-blackened-oak.jpg)
![detail of the black leather sling seat. 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-sling-chair-blackened-oak-detail.jpg)
![the bar height dowel stool in claro walnut. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-stool.jpg)
![the dowel bench, shown in bleached douglas fir. 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-quarter-dowel-bench-bleached-douglas-fir.jpg)
![dowel dining chairs in douglas fir, blackened oak, and natural white oak. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/four-quarter-dowel-dining-chairs.jpg)
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