In New York City, Bowen Liu Studio creates artistic furniture, lighting, and objects that treat material research as part of the design, including furniture-scale cast-glass work. The studio makes 90% of its wood collections by hand in its New York studio, with most pieces made to order and customizable in materials, finishes, and size. Its Helle collection, inspired by New York’s Hell Gate Bridge, won both ICFF Editors Awards and NYCxDESIGN Awards after its 2021 release.
Eny Lee Parker LLCNew York designer Eny Lee Parker LLC creates contemporary furniture and lighting with clay as its primary medium, translating traditional craft into playful, sculptural objects. Based in Queens, the studio handmakes its ceramic lighting and furniture to order, while its work extends into collaborations such as the hand-tufted rug collection created with Spencer Malinski. Parker’s designs have appeared in major design publications and exhibitions, including the B.C. Collection’s transformation of architectural columns into illuminated forms.QUEENS, NY
Silas Seandel StudioOpened by sculptor Silas Seandel in 1963, this New York studio is known for one-of-a-kind furniture treated as functional art. Its work is handmade to order for architects, interior designers, and collectors, with each piece shaped to a client’s specifications and finished through techniques developed by Seandel.NEW YORK, NY
Waxwing StudioAt Industry City in Brooklyn, Sergey Levchin’s Waxwing Studio makes fine, freestanding furniture designed around the individual client. What began as Levchin’s personal pastime grew into a side gig and then his main work a little over a decade ago, with commissions developed collaboratively from sketches, reference images, or practical requirements. The studio’s work ranges from sculptural standalone pieces to highly tailored furniture that solves the particular needs of a room.BROOKLYN, NY