New 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.
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
Suji CeramicsFrom a New York studio, Suji Ceramics turns a love of houseplants and pottery into handmade ceramic planters, jewelry, and small home goods. Ceramicist Suji began making her own planters after running out of distinctive homes for a collection that grew to more than 130 plants, and she still designs pieces around the beauty of the plants they hold. Every product is made from start to finish by Suji in New York, so each one carries the small variations of handwork and clay.
Blueprint LightingFounded in 2016 by Kelly and Josh Aaron, Blueprint Lighting designs and makes handcrafted modern lighting fixtures from its New York City studio and New Jersey production facility. Its made-to-order pieces are built by U.S. artisans, with the founders’ backgrounds in art, design, and creative direction shaping a collection that treats lighting as both illumination and sculpture. Blueprint also offers custom work for interior designers and hospitality spaces, alongside a quick-ship selection of fixtures.New York, NY
ApparatusCo-founded in 2012 by Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson, Apparatus is a New York-based interdisciplinary design studio that makes lighting, furniture and objects for immersive interiors. Each piece is developed through the studio’s dedicated Brooklyn factory, where hand-patinated brass and other tactile materials meet small-studio craftsmanship. Under artistic director and CEO Hendifar, the company operates galleries in New York, Los Angeles and London while maintaining a distinct balance between mechanized production and the human hand.NEW YORK, NY