Modern World
MADE IN AMERICA
Domestic design is an important marker of culture. But it’s not easy to make beautiful things that last and are produced in America. We gathered some of our favorite U.S.-made items and asked their creators about the benefits and challenges of staying onshore.
R & COMPANY, COPE, MISEWELL, BERNHARDT, REJUVENATION, IACOLI & MCALLISTER, THOS. MOSER, HEARTWORK, POTTERY BARN, AMUNEAL, PIGEON TOE CERAMICS, ROOM & BOARD, ALLIED MAKER, PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS, BRUSH FACTORY, CHEMEX, ALI SANDIFER, ERIC TRINE STUDIO, FORT MAKERS, CGCERAMICS, MITCHELL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMS, DAVID WEEKS STUDIO, SAWKILLE, CLAM LAB, EASTVOLD
1 AURORA RAY FABRIC (2017) Cope Husband-and-wife design team Rachel and Nick Cope made a significant impact with their 2013 wall coverings company, Calico. Their brand-new eponymous line of textiles is made in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
2 EILEEN LAMP (2009) Misewell Paul Georgeson, Cofounder “We’ve worked with online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores. We shifted gears and now only sell direct. This was a difficult decision, but we needed to lower prices, and this was the best way to do that without compromising our values.”
3 IBIS SOFA (2017) Bernhardt As a result of a surprising career move, actor Terry Crews partnered with Jerry Helling, president and creative director of North Carolina– based Bernhardt, to bring his first furniture line to market, which includes Ibis, a sofa with a form inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphics.
1 CYPRESS ARTICULATING SCONCE (2016) Rejuvenation
