In Morrow, Ohio, The Workshops of David T. Smith builds custom furniture, museum-quality reproductions, redware pottery and one-of-a-kind kitchens that bring early American design into working homes. Its kitchens are designed from scratch to preserve the character of historic houses while concealing modern appliances, and its Windsor chairs draw on mid-18th-century examples with wedged through-tenon construction. The workshop also offers hand-thrown pottery, including decorative wood-fired pieces made with local clay.
Old Road Furniture CompanyIn Intercourse, Pennsylvania, Old Road Furniture Company makes custom furniture and kitchens one piece at a time in its own workshop. Its artisans work with customers from design through installation, using hardwoods and traditional joinery such as mortise-and-tenon construction and dovetails. The shop also takes on unusual custom carpentry, from spiral staircases to church altars, and has completed furniture and kitchen projects across the United States and internationally.INTERCOURSE, PA
John Strauss Furniture DesignIn an Ohio workshop, sculptor-trained John Strauss and interior designer Carisa Marie create limited-edition furniture, lighting and sculptural objects for designers, architects and meaningful spaces. Strauss brings more than 30 years of furniture-making experience, while Marie adds two decades in interior design; together, they combine modern technology with traditional joinery and hand finishing. Their work is made in the United States through an atelier of regional craftspeople, including wood specialists in the nearby Amish community, and is individually branded and dated.CANTON, OH
Benner's WoodworkingIn Lebanon, Ohio, Benner’s Woodworking builds custom furniture and cabinets by pairing classic 18th- and 19th-century reproduction techniques with modern shop equipment. Founded by Mike Benner after he and Chris Benner trained under a foremost American cabinetmaker, the company is known for solid hardwood pieces joined with traditional mortise-and-tenon and dovetail construction, including its distinctive Windsor chairs. Each piece is carefully matched, assembled and finished by hand so the character of the wood remains part of the furniture’s story.LEBANON, OH
A Carpenter's Son Design CompanyBorn in Columbus in 2015 as Josh and Laura Scheutzow’s adoption-fundraising woodworking project, A Carpenter’s Son Design Company now builds custom furniture for homes and commercial spaces. The company grew from selling more than 500 Ohio-shaped cutting boards into a 10,000-square-foot Worthington shop, with work ranging from heirloom residential pieces to major installations such as more than 240 pieces for Lower.com Stadium. Its furniture makers and finishers emphasize craftsmanship and community, sourcing American hardwoods from the Ohio region and shipping custom work nationwide.WORTHINGTON, OH