Opened by sculptor Silas Seandel in 1963, this New York studio is known for one-of-a-kind furniture treated as functional art. Its work is handmade to order for architects, interior designers, and collectors, with each piece shaped to a client’s specifications and finished through techniques developed by Seandel.
Bowen Liu StudioIn New York City, Bowen Liu Studio creates artistic furniture, lighting, and objects that treat material research as part of the design, including furniture-scale cast-glass work. The studio makes 90% of its wood collections by hand in its New York studio, with most pieces made to order and customizable in materials, finishes, and size. Its Helle collection, inspired by New York’s Hell Gate Bridge, won both ICFF Editors Awards and NYCxDESIGN Awards after its 2021 release.BROOKLYN, NY
André Joyau Studio (Heptagon Creations, Ltd)For 35 years, self-taught sculptor André Joyau has drawn on his youth on a rural French family farm to create furniture with a distinctly natural, organic character. His privately owned Brooklyn-based studio works with exclusive-market designers, adapting its designs to specific customer needs while maintaining an environmentally responsible approach.BROOKLYN, NY
Waxwing StudioAt Industry City in Brooklyn, Sergey Levchin’s Waxwing Studio makes fine, freestanding furniture designed around the individual client. What began as Levchin’s personal pastime grew into a side gig and then his main work a little over a decade ago, with commissions developed collaboratively from sketches, reference images, or practical requirements. The studio’s work ranges from sculptural standalone pieces to highly tailored furniture that solves the particular needs of a room.BROOKLYN, NY
Hudson Furniture IncFounded by designer Barlas Baylar in 2004, Hudson Furniture creates large-scale, sculptural furniture and lighting by hand through an artisan team in its New York atelier. Drawing on Art Deco, nature and architecture, Baylar develops each design as functional sculpture, with one-of-a-kind pieces such as the Grolier dining table made for generations of use. The company has since expanded to worldwide showrooms and creative partnerships including Alexander McQueen and Tom Ford.NEW YORK, NY