JR William designs home products with a minimalist and contemporary aesthetic. Its products are designed in Brooklyn, tested in Queens, and handcrafted overseas.
Matter MadeBrooklyn-based Matter Made is an American manufacturer of contemporary lighting, furniture, and objects, with an in-house design team carrying projects from concept through production. Its minimal designs emphasize careful craftsmanship and refined finishes, while collaborations with influential contemporary designers sit alongside historically important works in the collection. The company’s Greenpoint production operation supports hands-on assembly and quality control for pieces intended to last.BROOKLYN, NY
SohnBrooklyn-based Sohn turns fashion-trained design into tactile home objects and accessories, including sculptural pillows shaped like hands and feet. Designed by John Sohn, a Cornell-trained fiber and apparel designer whose background includes The Row and Rosetta Getty, the studio treats its pieces as heirlooms meant to be lived with and passed on. Sohn’s name reflects that idea: the Korean word 손 means both “hand” and “craftsmanship,” while its Soft Contact Pillow earned third prize in the fantasy category of the 2020 Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition.BROOKLYN, NY
Yamazaki HomeYamazaki Home designs and makes thoughtfully considered home goods that bring Japanese small-space living to everyday organization. The company began over a century ago as a small, family-run ironing board manufacturer in Japan and now develops thousands of products, including its clean-lined Tower and warm, wood-accented Tosca designs. With offices in Japan, New York, and Düsseldorf, Yamazaki continues to introduce practical objects intended to make home life simpler.BROOKLYN, NY
David Gaynor DesignFounded in 2010, David Gaynor Design is a Brooklyn Navy Yard design-and-build studio making contemporary furniture with a close eye on materials, scale, and proportion. David Gaynor, a native New Yorker raised in a furniture-manufacturing family and a Rhode Island School of Design graduate, brings that manufacturing background to enduring modern seating and tables, including the Arden case-goods line.BROOKLYN, NY