Brooklyn-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.
Atelier BolyarAtelier Bolyar is a New York textile-art studio creating hand-crafted felt pillows and large fiber art installations under founder and chief designer Kiril Kostov. Its work brings age-old textile techniques together with contemporary fabric manipulation, combining loose fibers, embroidery and hand-sewn adornment into pieces inspired by nature and historic decorative traditions. The studio also develops custom palettes and takes projects from an initial concept through production.NEW YORK, NY
Thomas PaulNew York textile designer Thomas Paul built his brand from a 1990s career in fashion and neckwear design. Since launching the line’s pillow collection in 2001, he has adapted vintage textile motifs into bold, contemporary patterns for the home.New York, NY
Closed MondaysFounded by designer and photographer Bekka Palmer, Closed Mondays is a Brooklyn, New York, design and manufacturing studio making handmade baskets and home goods. Palmer, who learned to sew from her grandmother at age six, builds the studio around colorful, made-to-order work and a four-day-week philosophy. Every basket is made by hand in the Brooklyn studio and proudly made in NYC.BROOKLYN, NY
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