From its Pennsylvania factory, BlueStar handcrafts professional-style kitchen appliances, including restaurant-quality ranges, hoods and refrigeration for the home. The brand traces its manufacturing heritage to Prizer-Painter Stove Works, which began making cooking and heating equipment in Reading in 1880, while BlueStar itself launched in 2002. BlueStar is especially distinctive for pairing high-output cooking performance with unusually broad customization, offering more than 1,000 colors and finishes for its appliances.
ILVE USAFounded in 1969 in Campodarsego near Padua, Italy, ILVE makes cooking systems and kitchen appliances that bring professional-kitchen performance into the home. Its ranges and related appliances are produced individually to customer specifications, then assembled by hand using materials such as AISI 304 stainless steel, with designs that range from the retro-inspired Nostalgie to the contemporary Panoramagic. ILVE’s Panoramagic range cooker received the Good Design Award in 2017.BROOKLYN, NY
Classic Lancaster CabinetrySince 1989, family-owned Classic Lancaster Cabinetry has been hand-building custom kitchens and cabinetry in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, rather than reselling cabinets made elsewhere. Now in its third generation, the shop brings fine woodworking to kitchens and other spaces throughout the home, with carefully spray-finished work that can include unusual treatments such as antique reproductions. Its custom kitchens serve southeastern Pennsylvania and homes across several neighboring states.WILLOW STREET, PA
Thomas Kitchens, IncStarted by carpenter Joe Thomas in his parents’ two-car garage, Thomas Kitchens, Inc. designs, builds and installs custom kitchens and baths for Northeast Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. Incorporated in 1960, the Hazleton company remains under the ownership of Joe’s son Curt and operates Pennsylvania’s largest kitchen and bath showroom, with more than 50 decorated displays. It builds all of its custom cabinets locally in Hazleton, while many long-serving employees bring decades of experience to each project.BRONX, NY
Christiana CabinetrySince 1976, family-owned Christiana Cabinetry has built fully custom cabinetry in its Pennsylvania workshop, drawing on Swiss woodworking traditions and Lancaster County craftsmanship. The company works closely with designers, architects, and homeowners to produce furniture-like cabinetry tailored to each home, from traditional face-frame work to modern European-inspired designs. Its two collections reflect that unusual blend of old-world precision and American-made production.CHRISTIANA, PA