Born in the Alps and led by designers Kevin Seitz and Rob van Wyen, Seitz makes pared-back furniture shaped by Swiss craft and a slower approach to living. The studio works from a former 1910 babka factory in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, while its workshop in Muotathal produces furniture that qualifies for the Swiss Made label. Its collection is designed with honest materials and lasting use in mind.
Swiss Made
VOLK FurnitureFrom a Brooklyn Navy Yard cabinet shop to a Red Hook studio, VOLK Furniture creates contemporary furnishings and objects shaped by simplicity, playful utility, and careful craft. Owner and designer Brian Volk-Zimmerman launched the studio’s first collection in 2012, drawing on a family furniture-making tradition that reaches back to his great-great-great-great grandfather, John Volk. Each piece is intended as a timeless object valued for generations.BROOOKLYN, NY
Atelier 1987Born in Brooklyn in the summer of 2014, Atelier 1987 is a furniture studio known for sustainable, handmade work with a sculptural character. Its pieces bring the irregular beauty of wood into distinctive forms for interior spaces.EASTON, MD
Sawkille CoFounded by owners Jonah Meyer and Tara DeLisio, Sawkille Co. designs and makes distinctive furniture in Kingston, New York. Meyer, a RISD-trained artist with roots in painting and sculpture, developed the company’s seating vocabulary from early twig-and-root chairs into crisp contemporary forms, while DeLisio guides its creative direction and business. Their work draws on historic traditions alongside experimental and personal influences, with hand-chased silver details adding an especially unusual dimension to selected pieces.RHINEBECK, NY
Atelier d’AmisFounded in 2014, New York-based Atelier d’Amis designs original high-end furniture and seating through a curated European network of fine craftsmen. Its collections turn construction-site imagery and insect anatomy into conversation-starting pieces, including the concrete-finish, metal-framed Laisse Béton line and the lacquered Bestiaire collection, handcrafted in Italy and Portugal. The studio won the 2019 Fashion Group International Rising Star award for best new furniture design in America and offers substantial customization through showrooms in the U.S. and Europe.NEW YORK, NY