Dmitriy & Co, founded in 2011 from a family-owned pillow shop on New York’s Lower East Side, makes made-to-order couture upholstered furniture. Its bespoke furnishings carry a craft tradition developed over three generations, with custom capabilities available through its trade workroom and a flagship gallery in New York City.
Magdalene BespokeOpened in New York in 1993, Magdalene Bespoke is a full-service custom furnishings manufacturer creating made-to-measure interiors, from upholstered furniture to drapery and custom beds. Founder Magdalene trained in ateliers in London and Paris, building on the exacting fabric and stitching lessons passed down by her mother, who worked in Elsa Schiaparelli’s Paris atelier from the late 1940s to 1951. That lineage informs a workroom known for patient craftsmanship and finely finished details, including custom embroidery and restorations of classic pieces.
De Angelis LtdEstablished in 1954, De Angelis Ltd is a family-run atelier creating custom upholstery and fine drapery in Glen Head, New York. Now carried forward by Guido De Angelis’s grandchildren, Kristine and Kayel, the shop combines old-world handwork with a collaborative design process, supported by a 6,000-square-foot showroom of styles spanning decades. Its signature cutting shears—hand-recreated for left-handed craftsman Kayel—symbolize a three-generation tradition of detail-focused work.GLEN HEAD, NY
DesignwayFor more than 40 years, Designway has operated as a custom workroom for New York City’s design community, creating tailored window treatments, furniture and upholstery for professional designers and private clients. Now owned by Seborn Ragsdale, an interior design and home-furnishings professional with more than two decades of experience, the workroom is known for its highly personalized process and for realizing or restoring pieces to a client’s specifications. Ragsdale’s past work includes interiors for Calvin Klein and Lee Jofa, as well as collaborations with Thomas Jayne.New York, NY
NY Custom Furnishings LLCIn Long Island City, NY Custom Furnishings builds bespoke upholstered furniture by hand, pairing custom construction with Ephraim Stern’s Old World command of upholstery. Interior designers turn to the shop for difficult details, from curved sofas shaped around unconventional models to precise channel-tufted covers and tailored cushion inserts. Its portfolio also extends into wood turning, carpentry, and complete room installations.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY