This Site Lets You Buy Gorgeous New York-Made Furniture from Local Artisans
- by Alden Wicker
- Mar 31, 2014
Since I’m moving into a new apartment this summer, I’m on high alert for gorgeous, unique, not-Ikea furniture. I love the idea of buying something from an artisan, but where to start? Google doesn’t seem like an efficient route to finding just the thing.
Enter WorkOf, a new website that aims to encourage conscious consumerism in the furniture field, by aggregating New York City makers and putting them all in an easy-to-browse format. I mean, you can still take the Ikea ferry, but this time it will be to visit the Red Hook studio where your coffee table is being made.
To get a sense of the goodies on there, here are my favorite things (just a fraction of what you’ll find on there):
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