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    The Nuts & Bolts of Running Your Business

    From Passion to Profit: Build­ing a Mean­ing­ful, Sustain­able Busi­ness as a Maker

    Spring 2025 | 5 Sessions | Febru­ary 25 — March 27, 2025 | Various Times

    Join us for our first program of the series — Finding Meaning in Your Work w/​Leah Hough­tal­ing & Teresa Audet

    Tuesday, Febru­ary 25, 12:001:30pm ET
    OR
    Thurs­day, Febru­ary 27, 7:008:30pm ET

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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: Darcy Resch
    Febru­ary 2 — 162025

    Darcy Resch is an accom­plished acad­e­mic, artist, designer, and wood­worker, dedi­cated to blend­ing creativ­ity with prac­ti­cal crafts­man­ship. Her furni­ture design reflects a harmo­nious fusion of artis­tic vision and tech­ni­cal skill, creat­ing pieces that are both beau­ti­ful and functional.

    She is a grad­u­ate of North­ern Michi­gan Univer­sity in 2024, where she earned a Bach­e­lor of Science with majors in Art and Design, concen­trat­ing in Wood­work­ing and Furni­ture Design, along with a second major in Applied Work­place Lead­er­ship, and a minor in Art History. Start­ing in March 2025, Darcy will be pursu­ing a Masters of Archi­tec­ture through the Melbourne School of Design at the Univer­sity of Melbourne in Victo­ria, Australia.

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    FS25: Conference Sponsorships

    We invite you to become a 2025 Confer­ence Sponsor of The Furni­ture Society. Our confer­ences present a signif­i­cant market­ing oppor­tu­nity for busi­nesses and nonprof­its inter­ested in the field of furniture.

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    Save the Date!

    FS25 Confer­ence - Syra­cuse, NY
    June 26 – 282025

    You Are Here: Makers, Place, and Impact“
    Explor­ing the inter­sec­tion of indi­vid­u­als, their creative endeav­ors, and the places that shape them.


    Stay tuned as we roll out more infor­ma­tion about the confer­ence:

    Call for propos­als
    Members exhi­bi­tion
    Presen­ta­tions
    Profes­sional devel­op­ment
    Demos
    And more!

    Learn More
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    Community Calendar

    Check out events, appli­ca­tion dead­lines, grant oppor­tu­ni­ties and more!

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    So Many Opportunities!

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

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.

February 3 — 162025

Featured Student Member: Darcy Resch

Darcy Resch is an accom­plished acad­e­mic, artist, designer, and wood­worker, dedi­cated to blend­ing creativ­ity with prac­ti­cal crafts­man­ship. Her furni­ture design reflects a harmo­nious fusion of artis­tic vision and tech­ni­cal skill, creat­ing pieces that are both beau­ti­ful and functional.

She is a grad­u­ate of North­ern Michi­gan Univer­sity in 2024, where she earned a Bach­e­lor of Science with majors in Art and Design, concen­trat­ing in Wood­work­ing and Furni­ture Design, along with a second major in Applied Work­place Lead­er­ship, and a minor in Art History. Start­ing in March 2025, Darcy will be pursu­ing a Masters of Archi­tec­ture through the Melbourne School of Design at the Univer­sity of Melbourne in Victo­ria, Australia.

In Darcy’s words: As I became passion­ate about wood­work­ing, I real­ized it was just the start of my artis­tic and design journey. I’m excited to apply my unique wood­work­ing and craft back­ground as I begin my Masters of Archi­tec­ture this year at the Univer­sity of Melbourne!”

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.