Cathartic Reindeer Studios is a Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn custom carpentry and design studio making one-of-a-kind furniture, woodworking projects, and retail installations. Principal designer Johnathon Cramer develops each piece with the client, using locally sourced materials and handcrafting the work in the Brooklyn shop. The studio’s Cuyana retail displays were featured in Adweek, alongside a portfolio ranging from hand-carved furniture to custom office pieces.
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
Mark JupiterFor more than a decade, Mark Jupiter has built its identity around a Brooklyn-based custom furniture studio where craftsmanship, sustainability, and community meet. Working from its shop and showroom in DUMBO, the team creates heirloom-quality furniture for private homes and professional interiors, planting 25 or more trees through One Tree Planted for every project.BROOKLYN, NY
Bowen Liu StudioIn 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.BROOKLYN, NY
Home. ReclaimedLed by owner and master craftsman Stephen Bronte, Home. Reclaimed. creates custom furniture, cabinetry, lighting, and woodwork shaped around each client’s space. A Pratt Institute industrial design alumnus, Bronte brings an artistic design perspective to collaborative projects ranging from built-ins to custom doors, with each piece obsessively built for a 100-year life.