Working from a forest studio in Sitka, Alaska, Zach LaPerrière creates wood bowls and vessels from the ancient trees of Southeast Alaska’s Tongass Forest. His work explores the beauty and resilience of those trees, bringing a piece of the region’s wilderness into homes and offices. LaPerrière’s art is displayed internationally, and he and his wife, Jenn, run the business around a shared mission of deepening people’s connection to nature.
Sherwood Forest DesignFor 25 years, artist Soli Pierce has made hand-painted, hand-turned heirloom wooden bowls one by one in her studio on a quiet one-lane road. Sherwood Forest Design began as a young mother’s way to combine art, home and time with her son, and its bowls are now shipped around the world for everyday meals and shared gatherings.CORTLANDT MANOR, NY
Vicco von Voss Furniture DesignSince 1994, German-born artist and craftsman Vicco von Voss has worked on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, turning locally salvaged and fallen trees into one-of-a-kind contemporary furniture. After studying fine art at Washington College and completing a three-year carpentry apprenticeship in Hamburg, von Voss developed a practice that pairs traditional joinery with designs shaped by each log’s natural curves. His workshop also takes on timber framing and public art, including the Woodhenge project at Adkins Arboretum.CHESTERTOWN, MD
Sattva WoodworksSattva Woodworks creates one-of-a-kind fine wood furnishings and functional or decorative wood goods, including bowls, serving and cutting boards, rolling pins, salt and pepper mills, birdhouses, ornaments, wine stoppers, furniture, and walking canes. The studio works primarily with sustainably sourced wood, including local fallen trees in New York and reclaimed olive wood from farms in Provence and Spain, and accepts commissions.
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