Madera wouldn’t be possible without the encouragement and support of Carlos’ wife Lisa.  A fantastically skilled acupuncturist, Lisa moved her clinic – Abundant Health, PLLC – in 2008 into the very same building that houses Madera.  Abundant Health offers a variety of natural health care options including acupuncture, Chinese herbs, massage, Jungian psychotherapy and Feldenkrais bodywork.  While your visiting her website check out some of the custom furniture throughout the clinic!

Our space also hosts the showroom for a collaborative of amazing artisans,  Madera Architectural Elements.  MAE is your one-stop-shopping for any artisan-made building component  you are searching for.  From custom furniture and cabinetry by us to fine custom tiles by Ixia Tile Tacoma to metal fabrication by Shape 3 to intricate mosaics by Jennevieve Schlemmer and much more, MAE has the combined talent and experience to take on virtually any detail in you residential, commercial or public projects.

Who would think running a busy wood shop and husbanding and fathering two would allow much time for anything else?  Well it doesn’t!  But nevertheless Carlos somehow is able to make time for another passion of his – world music.  Check out DJ Carlos’ internet radio program, Horizons, on Tacoma.FM.  Each Saturday and Sunday Horizons takes listeners on a world tour of contemporary music that not only bridges cultures but also find common roots and influences that crosses oceans and borders  in all directions.