Twenty Five and Pine is a two-person furniture shop making modern tables and children’s furniture, including the convertible Everyday Set that shifts from kids’ seating to living-room furniture. Nick, an aerospace engineer who taught himself woodworking, designs and engineers each piece, while Kristina handles production and the business. Started after Nick bought a CNC machine in 2018, the Ohio-founded pair now builds by hand in a new Western New York shop and shares CNC files and plans for makers who want to build their own versions.
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
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
Pennisi Fine FurnitureFrom his full-size workshop just outside Syracuse, John A. Pennisi Jr. designs and builds made-to-order modern furniture by hand. He began his custom-furniture career in 2004 and completed the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s nine-month comprehensive course in 2010, bringing clients into a careful process where practical needs shape each original piece. His work has appeared in regional exhibitions and galleries, including the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s Messler Gallery.MARCELLUS, NY
Modology LLCModology LLC is Cincinnati designer Keith Chrapliwy’s furniture studio, building made-to-order modern storage pieces and sculptural wood furnishings. Its work combines handcraft with new-school technology, using U.S.-made materials in limited production; the walnut-and-lucite credenza is a signature example, finished by hand and customized to suit each space. Chrapliwy’s designs have reached private residences and institutional projects across the country and were featured on the DIY Network’s “Bathtastic.”CINCINNATI, OH