Eric Faust heads up Tierra Concepts’ award-winning design team. He has a keen design sense and ability to visualize creative new concepts in three dimensions. Eric uses an intuitive approach to working with clients in order to design custom homes that fully reflect the customers’ needs and desires while enhancing the artistic integrity of the home. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, but returned to his childhood dream of designing and building homes when asked by his parents to double the size of their farm house. Eric relocated to Santa Fe in 1988 to design and build a solar home with his brother. Since that first solar home, he has continued to design and build adobe, pumicecrete, rastra, and other Santa Fe Style homes as well as a few commercial buildings in Santa Fe.

 

Keith Gorges is a hands-on builder and designer who loves to get into the heart of the action. He oversees production for both Tierra Concepts and its subsidiary, Southwest Spanish Craftsmen.  Keith brings to the company a great attention to detail, high standards of craftsmanship and a strong aesthetic and design sense. His design skill is evident in many Carpinteros pieces as well as in the home designs.  He is committed to meeting schedules and budgets. He combines a degree in environmental science and resource management with a background in fine custom home building, design and renovation. Keith has worked in the building industry for twenty five years; he owned and operated Blue Buffalo Builders for five years before he met Eric and Kurt Faust to form Tierra Concepts, Inc.

 

Kurt Faust is an artisan, craftsman and builder and comes from a tradition of a long family line of artists and craftsmen.  He has been involved in the construction trades for over 30 years- cabinet making, furniture making and building.  He enjoys blacksmithing as a hobby.  Kurt brings an appreciation for aesthetic considerations along with strong communications skills to the company.  He directs the sales and marketing function for Tierra Concepts and is the former president of the Santa Fe Area Homebuilders Association.

Southwest Spanish Craftsmen

Continuing the 400 Year Legacy of Santa Fe Furniture-making

For Sale: After 11 years of ownership of the longest standing Santa Fe company making hand-crafted northern New Mexican furniture, Keith Gorges, Kurt Faust and Eric Faust are selling Southwest Spanish Craftsmen. “We realize now that we need to hand this off to someone else able to carry on the traditions and values that this company embodies,” said Keith Gorges. The partners are making this sale public in hopes that the community will get involved in helping to find the right candidate. “Southwest Spanish Craftsmen has been an asset to Santa Fe for over 80 years, we feel strongly that the community can help us find the right person and identify someone that will be the appropriate steward for this historic business.” said Kurt Faust. “Southwest Spanish Craftsmen is one of the main businesses downtown still selling something that is authentically Santa Fe.”

About Southwest Spanish Craftsmen: In the historic town of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Southwest Spanish Craftsmen continues the legacy of a centuries old woodworking tradition. As one of Santa Fe’s oldest and most admired businesses, Southwest Spanish Craftsmen sets the standard for fine handcrafted custom furniture and doors. We excel in reproducing museum pieces of Spanish Provincial, Spanish Colonial and Territorial origins, blending well with our own Southwestern and Contemporary designs. Above all, we strive to provide every client with unparalleled quality, style and comfort - with tomorrow’s antiques to be enjoyed for generations. Located at 217 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit our website at www.southwestspanishcraftsmen.com or call us at 800.443.3448