Born from Brian and Rosie McGuigan’s return to Northern Ireland in 1979, Orior is a family-run furniture maker creating contemporary pieces in its Newry workshop. Its handcrafted work combines Irish furniture-making traditions with Scandinavian design influences, with son Ciaran McGuigan now serving as creative director. Orior builds each piece individually, often personalizing its materials and dimensions through close collaboration between designers and makers.
Hickory Chair, LLCSince 1911, Hickory Chair has made fine upholstered and wood furniture in its Hickory, North Carolina workroom, where craftspeople produce personalized pieces to order. The company says roughly 90% of each product is made within its facility, and its Made For You programs extend that hands-on approach to custom dimensions, finishes and upholstery. An on-site Artist’s Studio adds hand-painted decoration developed with designers, making each piece especially personal.NEW YORK, NY
CivilCivil is a third-generation Norwegian furniture maker producing Scandinavian designer furniture through collaborations with contemporary designers and European artisans. Its handmade pieces are sold direct from the maker, with a focus on long service life, replaceable parts and a circular approach to furniture. The company’s roots reach back to the 1950s, when the founder’s grandfathers began making furniture in Norway.NEW YORK, NY
Treecraft FurnitureRaised in Ohio’s Amish community, cousins Ryan Hershberger and Merlin Weaver run Treecraft Furniture, a family-owned maker of custom furniture for commercial and public spaces. Founded in 2014 in the shop started by Merlin’s father, the company now builds its designs in a larger Millersburg facility using local community craftsmen. Treecraft’s American-made work is shaped from customer ideas through CAD drawings and manufactured to specification.MILLERSBURG, OH
H.CO HandmadeFrom a five-acre Hudson Valley homestead, Max and Jordan Hoener run H.CO Handmade, a family-owned design-and-build firm making handcrafted furniture from locally sourced wood. The Millbrook studio combines clean modern design with Japanese woodworking and traditional joinery, often turning storm-fallen or client-saved trees into “Full Circle” pieces. H.CO was named Best Furniture Maker in the Hudson Valley by the 2025 Chronogram Readers’ Choice Awards.