>> DOUG FA TAKES US TO NEW BEDFO
IN OUR MADE IN MASS. >> THE COMPANY THAT BEARS MARK
RICHEY'S NAME. YOU'LL QUICKLY FIND OUT HOW IN
TOUCH HE IS WITH EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENING HERE. >> YOU CAN SEE HOW NICE THAT
JOINT IS. REPORTER: MARK RICHEY
WOODWORKING IN NEW B — THEY CAN
MULTIPLE PROJECTS UNDER WAY AT
ONE TIME AND THEY CAN RANGE FROM
MUSICAL HALLS TO HIGHER
WELL-KNOWN HIGH-TECH COMPANIES. >> DOING A LOT OF WORK FOR
GOOGLE RIGHT NOW.
YEP. THESE ARE PART OF THE CAFÉ. REPORTER: DESIGNING AND
MANUFACTURING ARCHITECTURAL
PIECES OF ART. >> THIS IS A WALL PANEL. REPORTER: HAS BEEN QUITE THE
JOURNEY FROM MARK'S HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS. >> IN 1981 I STARTED OUT AS A
YOUNG MAN IN THE BASEMENT OF MY
APARTMENT, BUILDING FURNITURE,
KITCHENS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING
ANYBODY WANTED. REPORTER: WHAT MARK AND HIS
COMPANY ARE CALLED ON TO DO
THESE DAYS CAN BE SOME OF THE
MOST COMPLICATED DESIGN PROJECTS
IMAGINABLE. TAKE THE KAUFFMAN PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER IN KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI. ITS DESIGN, DESCRIBED LIKE THE
SURFACE OF AN EGG. >> THE BALCONIES ARE CURVING AND
TWISTING ALL AT THE SAME TIME AS
ARE THE WALLS. REPORTER: IT'S TAKEN ON THOSE
MASSIVE OBSTACLES THAT THIS
REDDING NATIVE ENJOYING THE
MOST.
HIS 33RD BIRTHDAY WAS SPENT
SCALING THE SUMMIT OF MO MOUNT
EVEREST. HE SAYS YOU NEED TO TAKE
CALCULATED RISKS, DON'T BE
AFRAID TO FAIL AND MOST OF ALL,
EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE. >> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING
TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. IT'S THE YES, JOURNEY THERE. REPORTER: AS AN INTERESTING SIDE
NOTE AFTER GRADUATING FROM
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE,
MARK'S FIRST JOB WAS WORKING FOR
A HARP MAKER. HE SAID THAT'S WHERE HE LEARNED
EVERYTHING HE KNOWS ABOUT CRAFT,
BY BUILDING A.