From a humble shed behind their Hudson Valley home, Jes and Madhu Das handcraft distinctive wooden homewares and bespoke furniture, including patterned end-grain cutting boards and custom tables. Founded in 2021, YeaWeBuiltThat draws on Japanese, Chinese, and Indian woodworking traditions while using locally sourced wood and sustainable practices. The queer-owned shop also works to build a more inclusive woodworking community for LGBTQ+ and other marginalized makers.
Rowan WoodworkFounded in 2014 by Suzanne Walton, Rowan Woodwork is a queer- and women-owned Kingston, New York studio that designs, builds, and installs handcrafted custom cabinetry and furniture. Its design-led team combines traditional and modern woodworking techniques with a collaborative process for homeowners, architects, contractors, and designers. Rowan also operates a nearly 10,000-square-foot former auto-body shop as a certified green business and hosts free, inclusive community gatherings centered on Japanese hand-planing.KINGSTON, NY
H.CO HandmadeFrom a five-acre Hudson Valley homestead, Max and Jordan Hoener run H.CO Handmade, a family-owned design-and-build firm making handcrafted furniture from locally sourced wood. The Millbrook studio combines clean modern design with Japanese woodworking and traditional joinery, often turning storm-fallen or client-saved trees into “Full Circle” pieces. H.CO was named Best Furniture Maker in the Hudson Valley by the 2025 Chronogram Readers’ Choice Awards.
Canterbury Woods CreationsAfter leaving a 12-year technology career, founder Francis Twomey turned an oak bed made for his new upstate New York home into Canterbury Woods Creations, a woodworking studio making handmade furniture and custom commissions. Working primarily with domestic hardwoods, Twomey builds one-of-a-kind pieces around a client’s dimensions, space, and ideas rather than producing for quantity. The family’s J&J Twomey Collection adds handmade boards and trays crafted by his parents, with a tree planted and a portion of proceeds donated to the American Heart Association for each board or tray sold.VESTAL, NY
Living Edge CustomsRun by Nate Snyder and Zack Stevens, Living Edge Customs builds one-of-a-kind real-wood furniture and home goods for residential and commercial clients in New York’s Hudson Valley. Based in Livingston, the shop draws on Zack’s broad trades background and Nate’s quality-control experience, bringing that combination of hands-on construction and close attention to detail to projects ranging from live-edge shelving to large hardwood tables.LIVINGSTON, NY