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Portrait of Onur Erten, luthier and designer

Who I Am

I am an artist, a builder of instruments, and a translator of subtle patterns. My work begins with wood, but it’s never just about wood. I design living instruments — not only to project sound, but to reflect presence, intention, and soul.

I am not driven by tradition or technology, but by resonance — the kind that echoes between the player and the object, the kind that holds memory and breathes with you.

My practice is one of observation, intuition, and quiet rebellion. I work slowly, intentionally, and closely with the material — not to shape it, but to listen to how it wants to be shaped.

What I Build

I create instruments that live in the space between hand and machine. Every surface might pass through both: the intuition of a chisel, the precision of a generative waveform. I use tools — CNC, parametric design, AI — not as shortcuts, but as extensions of perception. These are not cold processes; they are mirrors of intent, sculpted in another dimension.

My work flows across three branches:

  • Tria: research into instruments as living analog systems — Soma · Pneuma · Psyche

  • Runo: a middleware for AI that speaks the subtle language of the artist

  • Craft: guitars shaped not just by hand or code, but by resonance

Each piece emerges from a dialogue — between algorithm and instinct, machine and memory.

Why I Do This

This isn’t about tradition versus technology.
It’s about building bridges between intuition and abstraction — between analog presence and digital possibility. I believe the future is not synthetic, but symbiotic.

The CNC and AI don’t replace the hand — they magnify the artist’s reach, if the essence stays true.

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