Local Talent at Brooklyn Designs

Cabinet by Eric Manigian

Brooklyn has been the hotspot for an outpouring of small-scaled artisan studios in the last few years.  To celebrate this creativity, Brooklyn Designs has hosted an annual exhibition of local furniture and accessories designers. 

This year, the selections reflect superb craftsmanship and a strong affinity for presenting materials in their best possible light. As shown above, Eric Manigian designed a tall display cabinet out of walnut.  He followed the tree’s veins to create the natural edges of each door, thereby creating a stunning, unique piece. 

Coffee tables by From the Source

From the Source, another local company, used contrasting woods of rosewood and mangowood to create these overlapping coffee tables.  The Kai desk below is also of mangowood but oxidized to give it a unique gray finish. 

Kai desk by From the Source

Additionally, many designers are following green methods and using reclaimed woods as their building blocks for their furniture. Aellon designer, Daniel Husserl, reclaimed the woods from an old Indonesian boat that was going to be junked and transformed it into a striking oval table with radiating strips of wood. 

Coffee table from Aellon

Interested in learning more about furniture design? Take a look at Sheffield School's Complete Course in Interior Design.  At Sheffield, you will learn how to transform a space, create color schemes, and select furniture, lighting, and accessories.