MAKER FOR THE FRIEND

FRIEND TO THE MAKER

BOUTIQUE BUILDER

ONE-TO-ONE

View fullsize I thought about the pyramids and all of the labor that went into those bad boys and somehow convinced myself I was connected. Then very quickly realized… fug nope. My body would snap in half doing whatever they did to build those bad boys.
View fullsize Progress report in Yucca with my bestie @hi.canyon 🤲🏼 This masterpiece of a property is damn near complete! Dennys personal property, methodically nestled into the rolling rocks of Yucca Valley. Honored to have a role in the cast of creative chara
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View fullsize Working with legendary Zia tile! Handmade, no two are alike, pushing my art brain to the Maximus. The trick is embracing “the funk” in laying out these bad boys. The second you try to chase precision, it most certainly becomes a dead en
View fullsize Maker’s Friend first! @makersfriend x @okopod 🤝 Shipped from London to the sunny lands of Southern California. MF is pleased to have completed the final touches on this dream pod, to officially kick off the new build partnership with @okopod
View fullsize The Vielma Home Studio. Details, details, details 💅
View fullsize A Makers Friend Original, The Mobile Office Pod. Caster wheels, standing desks, ceiling power supply, and the perfect way to slowly scoot away from your annoying office mate. Don’t let this fancy artwork and vintage Honda Trail bike fool you.
View fullsize @makersfriend Commissioned stonework alongside Vista Dulce in Venice Beach. Here lies the magic of thy stone, with thine fancy California landscape and thine fancy bad boy vintage Porsche. 🤲🏼🤲🏼🤲🏼 • • • • • #hardsc
View fullsize Laticrete Next Level SP (@laticrete) is code for… A gorgeous salt and pepper finish concrete floor, you’ll want to dance barefoot on deep into the night, about 1.5 margaritas past your limit, while your besties spill some vintage hot go
View fullsize @outerclé + @makersfriend + @hi.canyon + @ferox_studio 🤲🏼 Commissioned work for Hi Canyon with Outer Clé - Cement Origami Coves. These fluted bad boys were a strong challenge to install, but with a little patience, a few white-flavo
View fullsize Details, details, details of the Oregon art studio 💅 The small things quietly stack up to make the grand picture. Making a 3 dimensional work of functional art. Start tight, then slowly walk back to take it all in. 🤲🏼 • • • &bu
View fullsize Grindelwald Chalet! My 1940s cabin and the first living showcase of Maker’s Friend’s work and sensibility. Thoughtfully reconstructed to meet modern standards while holding the tension of its origin story. A process of preserving, repurp

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CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

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MAKER · BUILDER · CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT ·

WHATS A LITTLE DIFFERENT 

Maker’s Friend is a boutique design and build practice centered around a highly personal, hands-on approach to construction. Rather than relying heavily on layers of subcontractors, much of the work is directly executed and overseen by Martín through both creative development and principal building involvement across nearly every phase of the project. From early spatial planning and material direction to fabrication, finish work, and on-site problem solving, the process remains deeply collaborative, detail-oriented, and closely managed throughout. This integrated approach allows for greater consistency, stronger craftsmanship, clearer communication, and spaces that feel intentional from the foundation to the final detail.
Led directly by Martín through both creative development and principal building involvement across the majority of the work, the process remains highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and personal throughout. From renovations and custom interiors to experimental structures and finish work, Maker’s Friend creates thoughtful spaces and objects that balance utility, atmosphere, and timeless design.

The Process

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines.

    Napkin scratch

    start now! doodle it out, stay away from ai if at all possible. look at some rad books and get the creative juices flowing.

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and half circle lines.

    Collaborate

    I really do want to become your friend. unless you’re a jerk and don’t like cats :) but lets combine creative force and find that magic!

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and circle lines.

    Adapt

    WE need to keep it fluid. what starts as one things often becomes another. that’s the beauty and the way I often love to build.

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines.

    Delivery

    the final 10% of every project is usually the hardest. this is where my ocd super power comes out with my magic fairy wand and we get to the finish line with ease.

  • "MY BABY BOY REALLY KNOWS HOW TO BUILD COOL THINGS! I DON'T UNSERSTAND IT BUT HE'S THE BEST IN THE BIZ"

    —Martíns Mom

  • "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?"

    -BAHA Men

  • "the fence looks really, really good. like super duper good"

    -Taylor

  • "the devil is in the details"

    —God?

LET’S GET STARTED

DROP A LINE. LETS GET CREATIVE. LETS GET WEIRD. LETS DREAM IT OUT!

CONTACT MARTÍN

ITS PRONOUNCED MARTEEEn