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    Featured Student Member

    Each month we cele­brate the work of one or more of our talented student members.


    This week’s featured student member: Student Board Rep Taylor Landers
    August 4 — 17, 2025


    Taylor Landers is a furni­ture designer, maker, proud student at North Bennet Street School, and Student Repre­sen­ta­tive on The Furni­ture Society Board! Growing up in a family of wood­work­ers, she’s always had a deep love for crafts­man­ship, inspired by her late grand­fa­thers and her dad. Now, she’s on a journey to create custom furni­ture and art that honors their legacy, all while learn­ing new tech­niques and design skills at NBSS.

    Featured Members
  • FS25 Built to Sing Exhibition

    Member’s Exhibitions

    2025 has been a great year for TFS members to show off their work!

    The Jerry Drown Wood Studio Gallery — Arrow­mont, Gatlin­berg, TN

    The Sue & Leon Genet Gallery — Nancy Cantor Ware­house, Syra­cuse, NY

    The Everson Museum — Syra­cuse, NY

    Member Exhibitions
  • Peters Valley Wood Studio

    So Many Opportunities!

    Check out our oppor­tu­ni­ties page for the most current list of classes, work­shops, and jobs avail­able to you.

    Opportunities
  • TFS Sticker

    TFS Swag

    Check out the brand new merch we have for sale. Ready for pick up at the confer­ence or shipped to your door (for a small fee).

    TFS stick­ers, patches, and pins…Show your TFS spirit by sportin’ one or all of our logos!

    Buy one or all today!
  • Dovetail logo Square

    Shop now, save big, and make a difference!

    The Furni­ture Society has teamed up with Dove­tail Work­wear to bring you an incred­i­ble offer you don’t want to miss:

    • Get $10 OFF your entire Dovetail order

    • Support women in the trades & arts — Dove­tail will donate to The Furni­ture Society with every purchase

    • Share the love — pass the link to family, friends, and colleagues!

    Dove­tail is a sustain­able, ethical brand making seri­ously tough, beau­ti­fully designed gear for women who build, grow, and create. Whether you need it or just want it, this is your moment to gear up, stand tall, and pay it forward.

    Shop, Save, Support!

Our Mission

To advance the art of furni­ture making by inspir­ing creativ­ity, promot­ing excel­lence, and foster­ing an under­stand­ing of this art and its place in society. 

Our vision is to culti­vate a diverse commu­nity and conver­sa­tion around furni­ture in all its forms.

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 Taylor Landers
August 4 – 17, 2025

Featured Student Member: Taylor Landers

Taylor Landers is a furni­ture designer, maker, proud student at North Bennet Street School, and Student Repre­sen­ta­tive on The Furni­ture Society Board! Growing up in a family of wood­work­ers, she’s always had a deep love for crafts­man­ship, inspired by her late grand­fa­thers and her dad. Now, she’s on a journey to create custom furni­ture and art that honors their legacy, all while learn­ing new tech­niques and design skills at NBSS.

Chair #2
 Joey Nelson
Membership

Become a Member

With access to members-only sections of our website, discounts on work­shops, members-only events and much more, becom­ing a member is both a strate­gic and finan­cial value. Follow the link below about the bene­fits of each type of member­ship and why you should join.

Opportunities

  2. Calls, Call for Entry

    Chrysalis Award for Emerging Artists in Mixed-Media Craft

    James Renwick Alliance for Craft

    Are you an emerg­ing artist pushing the bound­aries of craft through mate­r­ial, process, or concept? The James Renwick Alliance for Craft invites appli­ca­tions for the 2025 Chrysalis Award, which this year cele­brates inno­va­tion in mixed-media craft (combin­ing 2 or more mate­ri­als) This annual award supports U.S.-based artists who are in the early stages of their careers and whose prac­tice reflects excel­lence, exper­i­men­ta­tion, and a bold vision for the future of the field.

  3. Call for Entry

    Peggy Page Carving Tool Collection

    The Chairmaker’s Toolbox

    Apply for your chance to receive this exten­sive kit from Peggy Page, a master­ful carver of hyper­re­al­is­tic duck decoys. Peggy made this dona­tion to CMT in the hopes of helping another woman-inden­ti­fy­ing carver build a life in the craft that she loved.
  4. Events

    Biophilia Past and Present: WEM goes to the Michener Museum

    Join the members of The Wharton Esher­ick Museum as we trek up to the Mich­ener Museum in Doylestown for a curator-led tour of Judith Schaechter’s stained glass dome, Super/​Natural. Like Wharton Esherick’s Home and Studio, Philadel­phia-based artist Schaechter’s immensely rich stained glass dome repre­sents an example of biophilia, the deeply-rooted tendency of humans to connect with nature

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Bresler Foundation
The Schooner Foundation
American Craft Council
The John & Robyn Horn Foundation
The Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation
Sara Little Turnbull Foundation
Schooner Foundation
Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation
The Schooner Foundation
The Schooner Foundation
The Moeller Family Foundation
Sara Little Turnbull Foundation