John Strauss Furniture Design

Employee size

11-50

Headquarters

Canton, OH

Founded

2000

In an Ohio workshop, sculptor-trained John Strauss and interior designer Carisa Marie create limited-edition furniture, lighting and sculptural objects for designers, architects and meaningful spaces. Strauss brings more than 30 years of furniture-making experience, while Marie adds two decades in interior design; together, they combine modern technology with traditional joinery and hand finishing. Their work is made in the United States through an atelier of regional craftspeople, including wood specialists in the nearby Amish community, and is individually branded and dated.

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