Artistic vision and technical expertise are essential in reviving the essence of classical ornamentation. AAI's founder and master wood craftsman William H. Lutes integrates both attributes to create exquisite carvings of elegant balance, prportion and beauty.

Mr. Lutes, recognized as one of the foremost woodworking artisans in the United States, has been creating stunning, award winning interior wood spaces for over 30 years at Lutes Custom Woodworking and Design Consultants.

With unique, experienced vision Architectural Adornments has designed and selected every carving to enhance the architecture of structures, drawing on the inspiration of the great design periods of the Byzantine, Gothic and Baroque to French Empire, Georgian, Victorian and the Arts and Crafts Periods.

Architectural Adornments' woodcarvers received their training in China's famed Jiang Xi Province, honing their skills under the tutelage of revered Master Carvers perserving a 7,000 year-old tradition in wood artistry. William Lutes has continued to train his woodcarvers in western woodworking skills to ensure the compatibility of the two disciplines. Because of this rigorous training ground and AAI's passionate attention to aesthetics, transcendent artistry has been achieved through refined proportion, graceful lines, crisp detailing and dramatic depth.

Great care is taken to select clear, straight grain wood best suited for this fine craft. The wood is also selected from timber managed under strict guidelines designed for minimum environmental impact and sustainable harvest.