ModernCre8ve is a Cleveland studio founded in 2013 by designer Randy Larow, pairing contemporary furniture design with the workmanship of Amish artisans in Ohio. Its made-to-order pieces are built one at a time from American hardwood for customers seeking durable furniture with a clean, modern character. About 60% of its orders are custom, allowing buyers to shape dimensions and finishes around their homes.
Modology LLCModology LLC is Cincinnati designer Keith Chrapliwy’s furniture studio, building made-to-order modern storage pieces and sculptural wood furnishings. Its work combines handcraft with new-school technology, using U.S.-made materials in limited production; the walnut-and-lucite credenza is a signature example, finished by hand and customized to suit each space. Chrapliwy’s designs have reached private residences and institutional projects across the country and were featured on the DIY Network’s “Bathtastic.”CINCINNATI, OH
Chagrin Valley Custom FurnitureBorn from founder Sheldon Myeroff’s furniture-making hobby, Chagrin Valley Custom Furniture has built one-of-a-kind hardwood furniture from scratch in Northeast Ohio since 2013. Its Warrensville Heights team works with clients nationwide from a 6,000-square-foot facility, where hand-finished live-edge and epoxy-resin pieces can be personalized further with CNC-engraved logos or topographic maps. The company’s made-to-order work is shipped across the United States.WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH
Tronk DesignFounded by two Ohio friends in 2013, Cincinnati-based Tronk Design makes modern furniture with clean American lines and subtle details. The company designs and prototypes every piece in-house, then works with regional woodworkers and metalworkers to produce its furniture in the USA using locally sourced components. Tronk also customizes pieces for individual projects, from a simple finish change to a complete redesign.CINCINNATI, OH
Amish Crafted FurnitureBased in the heart of Ohio’s Amish community, Amish Crafted Furniture connects customers nationwide with made-to-order solid-wood furniture built by Amish cabinet makers in Ohio and Indiana. Owner Rick Hencye has been involved in every order since 2000, drawing on long-standing relationships with Amish-owned workshops to coordinate custom designs, wood choices, stains and delivery. The online-only store can also turn a customer’s drawings, photos or ideas into a finished heirloom piece.MANSFIELD, OH