Family-owned and woman-owned, CIX Direct was founded in 2010 by Matt and Terri Babcock, whose experience in furniture finishing and wood coatings shapes the company’s work. From its Ohio base, CIX Direct creates one-of-a-kind, American-made furnishings for hospitality and design clients, turning a rough sketch into a finished piece without relying on a standard catalog.
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Treecraft FurnitureRaised in Ohio’s Amish community, cousins Ryan Hershberger and Merlin Weaver run Treecraft Furniture, a family-owned maker of custom furniture for commercial and public spaces. Founded in 2014 in the shop started by Merlin’s father, the company now builds its designs in a larger Millersburg facility using local community craftsmen. Treecraft’s American-made work is shaped from customer ideas through CAD drawings and manufactured to specification.MILLERSBURG, OH
A Carpenter's Son Design CompanyBorn in Columbus in 2015 as Josh and Laura Scheutzow’s adoption-fundraising woodworking project, A Carpenter’s Son Design Company now builds custom furniture for homes and commercial spaces. The company grew from selling more than 500 Ohio-shaped cutting boards into a 10,000-square-foot Worthington shop, with work ranging from heirloom residential pieces to major installations such as more than 240 pieces for Lower.com Stadium. Its furniture makers and finishers emphasize craftsmanship and community, sourcing American hardwoods from the Ohio region and shipping custom work nationwide.WORTHINGTON, OH
Contraxx FurnitureFrom downtown McConnelsville, Contraxx Furniture makes custom hospitality furniture through a hub-and-spoke network of more than 45 family-owned American factories. Founded in 1996 by Mike Workman, the company coordinates independent craft shops with two finishing and assembly factories to build furniture made entirely in the United States for hotels, restaurants, resorts and other hospitality spaces. Contraxx says its network has helped create more than 5,000 skilled American jobs while preserving the character of small-town manufacturing.MCCONNELSVILLE, OH
Milsek Furniture Polish, IncCreated in 1914 by Hungarian master cabinet maker Zolton Csiky, Milsek Furniture Polish makes cleaning and polishing products for wood and other household surfaces. The family-owned company remains based in Salem, Ohio, where it manufactures its products in the USA and carries forward a formula developed more than a century ago. Milsek is also certified as a woman-owned business through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.SALEM, OH