The Meier Twins 1972.

Already looking for the perfect piece of wood.

Robert and Christian Meier were born identical twins on March 9, 1966 in Munich, Germany. They both obtained Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Munich. They also studied the classic techniques of Fine Wood Working and Wood Finishing at the University of Art, Munich.

Past Shows and Displays

Highlight Gallery, Mendocino (September - October 2006)
Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, (Sept-Oct 2002)
International Airport Show: Phoenix, Arizona "Above and Beyond" (March-June 2001)
Winner of the KTEH Art Auction (Best of Show) January 2000
Wood Art Collectors Show 1998 San Francisco
Triton Museum of Art 1998 winner best of show
Triton Museum of Art 1996 second place winner (both in sculpture and furniture)
Chapson Artvision Gallery Show San Francisco (July 1996)
Gallery of Functional Art show exhibit (Jan-April 1996)
Gallery 92 West special art exhibit (Nov. 1995)
Gallery of Functional Art/International Art Exhibit (Sept/Oct 1995)
International Woodworking and Supply Fair, Atlanta, Georgia (August 1995)
Coastal Arts League/Gallery 92 West Art Show (May and June 1995)
San Jose Museum of Art, Fundraiser Donation (1994)
Chapson Artvision Show San Francisco Design Center (1994)
Discovery Awards Art Competition (1993)
International Art Competition, New York (1993)
San Francisco Design Center Shows (1991, 1990)

Media

San Francisco Chronicle, Hot Stuff section (Wed. October 26, 2005)
Log Home Living (March 2005)
Log Home Living (June 2005)
Woodwork Magazine (October 2005)
American Bungalow (November 2005)
Santa Cruz Sentinel, Home and Garden Section (November 2004)
San Jose Mercury News, Home and Garden Section (November 5, 2004)
San Francisco Chronicle Home and Garden section (August 2004)
Woodwork Magazine (October 2004)
Woodworker's Journal online article (July 2004)
Niche Magazine (Winter 2003)
Log and Timber Style, (December 2003)
California Home and Design Magazine, (April 2003)
Log Home Living Magazine, (March 2003)
Woodwork Magazine, (February 2003)
Feature article in The Crafts Report,  (November 2002)
Santa Cruz Sentinel Home and Garden Section Feature article, (Sept 19, 2002)
Woodworker West, cover story, (Sept-Oct 2002)
San Francisco Chronicle, Home and Garden section, (August 14, 2002)
San Jose Mercury News, Home and Garden section, Feature Article.(April 12, 2002)
Better Homes and Garden Wood Magazine, (March 2002)
Better Homes and Gardens Wood Magazine feature article (November 2001)
Woodworker West Magazine (May- June, 2001)
Woodwork Magazine, (August 2001)
Northern California Home and Design Magazine (January 2001)
Log Home Living Magazine (February 2001)
Television Appearance on Bay Area Backroads NBC 4 (February 2000)
Television Appearance on Public TV station KTEH (April 2000)
KTEH Channel 54 Art Auction Catalog (1998)
Log Home Living Magazine (Dec 1997)
Home and Design Magazine (Nov/Dec 1997)
Independent Newspapers (Nov 1997)
Northern California  Home and Design Magazine (Sept/Oct 1997)
Exclusive Article San Francisco Examiner (August 1997)
San Francisco Chronicle (July 1997)
Workbench Magazine (April 1997)
Gallery Showroom Recognition in Sunset Magazine (April 1997)
Log Home Living Magazine (January 1997)
Woodshop News (Dec 1996)
KTEH Public Television (Nov 1996)
San Mateo Times (Oct 1996)
Half Moon Bay Review (Sept 1996)
American Woodworker Magazine (June 1996)
Professional Builder/Luxury Homes Magazine (April 1996)
Furniture World Magazine (April 1996)
Furniture Today Magazine (Feb. 1996)
Decorative Home Magazine (Feb./March 1996)
Timber Frame Home Magazine (Jan. 1996)
Log Home Living Magazine (Oct. 1995)
Woodwork Magazine April, (October 1995)
Foster City Islander (March 1995)
Custom Woodworking Business Exclusive article (March April, 1995)
Half Moon Bay Review (March and June 1995; May 1994)
Featured in Foster City Progress, San Mateo Weekly, Redwood City Tribune, Inquirer Bulletin, Boutique and Villager, and the Sun Newspaper (July 1994)
San Mateo Times (July 1994)
San Francisco Chronicle (July 1994)
Beachcomber (June 1994)
Art Stars of California Magazine (1994)
San Francisco Showplace Square Magazine (Fall 1992 and Spring 1993)

Books

The Blueprint, a novel by Steve Sullivan (2004)
Wood Art Today, by Dona Z. Meilach (2003)
Object lessons, A Coffee Table Book (2001)

Awards

Triton Museum Winner of People's Choice Award (Nov. 1998)
Winners of the California Winter (1994/95)
Winners of the Birds and Blossoms Show (March 1995)|
Winners of the Hillsdale Award (November 1994)
Winner of the Silver Award in the Fine Crafts Competition  (1993)
Winner of two bronze awards in studio furniture competition, Art of California
Magazine (1993)

Meier Brother's work is currently shown in the following galleries and showrooms

Europa Design - Monterey, California
Nido Gallery - Moss Landing, California
Dovetail Gallery - Healdsburg, Ca.
Made in Pescadero showroom - Pescadero, California
Highlight Gallery - Mendocino, California
Artwood Gallery - Bellingham, Washington
 

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