The Institute for Interior Design in the Graz University of Technology (TU) has a studio for furniture prototypes. The objective is to achieve a collaboration of craftspeople, architects and students for producing practical yet state-of-the-art furniture. Its value lies in the use of regionally available materials and top-quality workmanship. The main task of the studio is to re-think craft techniques and combine them with today’s production processes, which is shown as well in the detailed complexity of joinery developed here. The prototypes are on display in the showroom of the Cserni Carpentry Workshop.