Parker Nichols

Founder & CEO

Parker Nichols, Founder & CEO of Vermont Wildwoods
 

Parker Nichols is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vermont Wildwoods. He discovered and developed a proprietary method to curate spalted wood, and remains the industry leading, largest producer of spalted maple veneer and plywood, world wide.

Parker has extensive expertise developing unique solutions for design and architectural firms when iconic products or flagship locations need a groundbreaking aesthetic. He also has deep experience helping luxury, retail, hospitality, education and celebrity brands seek design-forward options to enhance their visibility. Parker has invented new products for a wide variety of companies.

Prior to starting Vermont Wildwoods in 1998, Parker held various carpentry, prototype and woodworking positions across the US with unique home and building producers - from the disassembly, renovation and repurposing of historic wood timber-framed structures in higher altitude environments to constructing 100% off-grid rammed earth passive solar homes, deep in the high mesa desert.

He attended the Ecological Design Masters program at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture, and also holds a degree in the Preservation of Built and Natural Environments from the University of Vermont.