Heffron’s A Moment in Time Retro Design custom-manufactures 1950s-style furniture and themed spaces, including diner seating and backyard diners, for homes and restaurants. The family’s retro venture grew from Gary Heffron’s own 1950s backyard diner, and the company now combines its construction experience with custom design to recreate the look of an American mid-century diner. Its seating is built to order in the United States and can be shipped across the country and to surrounding countries.
Rollhaus Seating ProductsFounded in 1950 by Ludwig and Alfred Rollhaus, Rollhaus Seating Products manufactures bespoke commercial seating and related restaurant furniture in its Long Island City, Queens factory. For more than 65 years, its in-house team has outfitted New York hospitality spaces including Balthazar, Frenchette and Jack’s Wife Freda, while also providing on-site and off-site reupholstery. The company’s work also extends beyond restaurants, appearing in Bloomingdale’s, Central Park horse-drawn carriages and television productions.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Fortner Custom Furniture & UpholsteryA fourth-generation, family-owned Columbus furniture maker, Fortner has been building commercial-grade pieces in Ohio since 1929. Its workshop turns designers’ and builders’ concepts into made-to-order furniture for hospitality and other high-traffic spaces, while its reupholstery work helps extend the life of existing furnishings.COLUMBUS, 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