About Wood River

Wood River Studio is the creative brainchild of serial entrepreneur, artist, inventor, and master craftsman, Lenard Kensey and his business partner, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Sean Kostelnik. They met early 2022 at Melbourne Makers Space in Melbourne, FL and were immediately intrigued by the others abilities. Not long after they began designing and building furniture which quickly grew into Wood River Studio. What started in a shared workspace the size of a garage now operates a state of the art wood and metal shop and maintains a gallery style studio showroom. While Len operates the back of the house and Sean the front, and what bonds them together is their shared conviction for making things and their community better. 

Sean Kostelnik

Raised in Ohio’s forest covered hills Sean spent much of his childhood immersed in nature. His first love was the forest where he’d get lost in contemplation while lounging in the branches of giant Northern Oak trees. It is his inherent connection to the woods which lead him to work with wood.  From a long line of craftsman he began building at a young age. He has developed and honed skills passed to him from his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. All of whom were masters at their craft. Fundamental to their teaching was that a true craftsman makes no effort to force their will, but rather realizes improvement by assisting that which is intended to be. It is based on this principle that Sean leads Wood River Studio. Molding and shaping the company to its will rather than his own. A company which he envisions as a launch pad for those interested in their potential. Wood River builds heirloom quality custom furniture, but before that they intend to inspire quality human beings.