Today we’d like to introduce you to Charlie Moore.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I first found the woodworking bug in high school in the wood shop/construction lab which turned into me working in the wood trades up until 1995. My parents pushed me into my second love, cooking, which brought me to Charleston where I graduated from Johnson and Wales University with an associate’s degrees in baking and pastry, only to realize that woodworking was my true passion. I soon found myself working for a local hotel as a chief engineer, all the while starting a furniture business on the back burner. That business grew from a side project to my full time career. In 2015, a literal knock at my shop door led me into teaching for the American College of the Building Arts. Now, 10 years later, I am passing the skills of my trade and the knowledge I have garnered as a furniture builder and a local small business owner onto others who share the same passion.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Small business ownership has been a tough road due to a lack of resources, understanding, and experience to navigate running a business. I feel like my role at the ACBA is to expose students to the realities of business ownership that I experienced so that they can circumnavigate those trials more easily than I did. While there is always value in personal experience and struggle, knowledge is power, and I am thankful to share my experiences from the small business world to help others avoid some of that struggle and start off faster and stronger.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Design and building are the fundamental cornerstones of my work. They are intrinsically intertwined, the driving forces for my commission work, and at the heart of what I teach at ACBA. At ACBA, I get to share that understanding of the interrelationship of design and building so that students can conceptualize, design, and build things that have both purpose and aesthetic value.
What were you like growing up?
Growing up, I was a quiet kid who blended in. I was also super curious and explored many creative interests including woodworking, drafting, music, and cooking. Most of the interests from my youth involved creating and community. While I would not have necessarily expected to become a professor at ACBA, it is the perfect manifestation of those things that brought me joy and motivated me from my youth.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://brassapplefurniture.com
- Instagram: chucksdust
