Civil is a third-generation Norwegian furniture maker producing Scandinavian designer furniture through collaborations with contemporary designers and European artisans. Its handmade pieces are sold direct from the maker, with a focus on long service life, replaceable parts and a circular approach to furniture. The company’s roots reach back to the 1950s, when the founder’s grandfathers began making furniture in Norway.
OriorBorn from Brian and Rosie McGuigan’s return to Northern Ireland in 1979, Orior is a family-run furniture maker creating contemporary pieces in its Newry workshop. Its handcrafted work combines Irish furniture-making traditions with Scandinavian design influences, with son Ciaran McGuigan now serving as creative director. Orior builds each piece individually, often personalizing its materials and dimensions through close collaboration between designers and makers.NEW YORK, NY
VOLK FurnitureFrom a Brooklyn Navy Yard cabinet shop to a Red Hook studio, VOLK Furniture creates contemporary furnishings and objects shaped by simplicity, playful utility, and careful craft. Owner and designer Brian Volk-Zimmerman launched the studio’s first collection in 2012, drawing on a family furniture-making tradition that reaches back to his great-great-great-great grandfather, John Volk. Each piece is intended as a timeless object valued for generations.BROOOKLYN, NY
AustereFounded by designer and creative director Fredrik Carlström, Austere creates heirloom-quality furniture and accessories shaped by Scandinavian design and careful craftsmanship. The company began as a Scandinavian design showroom in Los Angeles and New York before developing its own collections, including furniture made through its partnership with Tre Sekel Möbelsnickeri. Austere’s work emphasizes material, construction, and durable joinery, with recent pieces designed for Stockholm Stadshotell and other interiors.EAST HAMPTON, NY
Origin Furniture LtdFamily-run and distinctly British, Origin Furniture designs and makes contemporary contract furniture in Great Britain. Its work is shaped around long product life, with durable designs that can be repaired, disassembled and customised for changing interiors across professional and residential settings.PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN, PA