HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO · EST. 20+ YEARS
Flagstone & Stone Patio stones, Artisan granite furniture, custom commissions, and stonework from Rudi Stade's Muskoka studio.
PORTFOLIO
FURNITURE
Tables, benches, and statement pieces hand-carved from raw granite.
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CUSTOM
COMMISSIONS
One-of-a-kind pieces built around your vision, from first sketch to install.
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OUTDOORS
PATIOS & STONE WORK
Flagstone patios, paths, and outdoor features built for the Muskoka landscape.
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CUSTOM
COMMISSIONS
One-of-a-kind pieces built around your vision, from first sketch to install.
OUTDOORS
PATIOS & STONE WORK
Flagstone patios, paths, and outdoor features built for the Muskoka landscape.
"I plunged into increasingly complex projects, not knowing if they were even physically possible."
2B
YEARS OLD GRANITE
2003
EST. IN HUNTSVILLE, ON.
1
CRAFTSMAN
"I've been designing and building organic furniture with rocks since I moved from downtown Toronto to Muskoka in 2003. Two weeks after arriving I discovered the wealth of flat rocks in the surrounding forest. I had found a new passion."
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STONE BENCH
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ABOUT THIS PIECE
COMMISSIONED & DONATED
The late Brenda Goulet is the sculptor of the iconic statue of Tom Thompson and his canoe gracing the courtyard of Huntsville's Algonquin Theatre. She was commissioned by an anonymous donor to cast a similarly life sized bronze statue to represent a humble, homeless man in need of shelter. He welcomes others to share his bowl of soup. I designed an L-shaped bench to wrap part way around the future table with plenty of room for "George" to offer a seat and some soup to visitors. How difficult could that be to build?
The pair of triple angles of the backrest alone took weeks to do and redo until I achieved the precision I was trying for, but it took my craftsmanship and determination to new levels. Besides, anything less would have looked sloppy.
The statue posture was based on a paper cutout of the future height and depth of the bench seat, and when they finally came together months later they fitted perfectly, to our profound relief. Brenda's body of work will be a great legacy for many years to come.