Welcome

 

Welcome

My name is Esteban Chavez and I am the founder of Mars Built. 

Mars Built is a fine furniture design and build studio specializing in custom audio furniture pieces designed to enhance the experience of music creation and enjoyment. Every piece is handmade with meticulous attention to detail and whenever possible we utilize timber salvaged from our local Southern California urban forests. 

My reality as a professional synth & keyboard player sparked the creation of a variety of products that enhance the player experience. Mars Built is inspired by the craftsmanship and engineering excellence found in vintage synthesizers, Hammond organs, Leslie speakers, and Mid Century Modern design.

My Studio Craftsman journey has roots in the digital world of creative direction and graphic design. Since 2007 I have owned and operated Headhigh Creative, a multi-disciplined design collective, and I have helped launch and support brands from startups to multimillion-dollar corporations. 

My experience as a creative director allowed me to collaborate on fabrication projects such as trade show booths and retail interiors and I always found great joy in working with and creating physical products and spaces. 

That creative seed has blossomed from a part-time hobby into a full-time manufacturing business with two developing brands.

These brands include:

  1. Mars Built – Furniture and Fabrication for Sonic Creation and Exploration
  2. Lucid Dreaming – Bespoke furniture, handcrafted goods, and art for inspired living.

I am inspired by the imperfect perfection of natural systems and nature’s design. I enjoy exploring sonic landscapes in my music studio and am currently collaborating with Earth Moon Earth, a cosmic rock collective from the California hi-desert. I am fueled, enlivened, and supported by the energy of the California surf, my wife Jenifer, and my two amazing sons.