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  • Downtown Syracuse

    Conference Registration is Now Open!

    “You Are Here: Makers, Place, and Impact“
    June 26 – 28, 2025 / Syracuse University

    Join us for a rich and fun-filled weekend that will offer engag­ing presen­ta­tions, educa­tional expe­ri­ences, mean­ing­ful conver­sa­tions, exhi­bi­tions, and so much more!

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  • Mosa Cabinet

    Featured Member

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


    This week’s featured member — Nathan Sheu

    May 12 — 25, 2025



    Nathan Sheu is a furni­ture designer and fabri­ca­tor whose work inte­grates tradi­tional craft with digital fabri­ca­tion and ecolog­i­cal design. A grad­u­ate of Cali­for­nia College of the Arts with a BFA in Furni­ture Design and minors in Indus­trial Design, Ecolog­i­cal Prac­tices, and Compu­ta­tional Prac­tices, Nathan’s prac­tice is rooted in a deep respect for mate­ri­al­ity and the natural world. Whether through form, func­tion, or living systems, his work often invites inter­ac­tion with nature — reflect­ing a desire to blur the bound­ary between the built envi­ron­ment and organic life.
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  • Blackjack Tenor Guitar

    FS25 Pop-up Exhibition: Built to Sing

    Dead­line to Submit: May 9, 2025

    A call for entry for those who have made a musical instru­ment (or even some­thing musical-instru­­­ment adja­cent) and would like to be consid­ered for the pop-up exhi­bi­tion at the Everson Museum of Art during this years confer­ence in Syra­cuse, NY.

    Learn More & Submit
  • Stickley Factory Tour

    Stickley Museum and Factory Tour

    Thurs­day, June 26, 9:30am-2pm

    Join us for an exclu­sive tour oppor­tu­nity, expe­ri­enc­ing the past, present, and future of Stick­ley Furni­ture, one of America’s first major furni­ture compa­nies, founded and based in Syra­cuse, NY!

    Last day to regis­ter for the tours: May 31, 2025

    Register Here!
  • FS25 Conference Promo

    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.

    Become an FS25 Conference Sponsor
  • Why Make Episode69

    Why Make? Podcast

    “How do you measure your worth”

    Remem­ber­ing Paul Sasso

    Listen Here
  • 2024 Ao D Honorees Collage

    Award of Distinction Celebration!

    Join us at the Everson Museum at Syra­cuse Univer­sity for an inspir­ing after­noon of insight and reflec­tion as we cele­brate furni­ture maker, Michael Hurwitz and editor, John Kelsey, the distin­guished recip­i­ents of the 2024 – 2025 Furni­ture Society Award of Distinc­tion, through a inti­mate conver­sa­tion with master furni­ture maker and sculp­tor Mark Sfirri.


    Confer­ence regis­tra­tion is required to attend this event.

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  • 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
  • Dovetail Workwear Boxed Stone White50on Paprika Digital 1

    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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 Nathan Sheu
May 11 — 25, 2025

Featured Member: Nathan Sheu

Nathan Sheu is a furni­ture designer and fabri­ca­tor whose work inte­grates tradi­tional craft with digital fabri­ca­tion and ecolog­i­cal design. A grad­u­ate of Cali­for­nia College of the Arts with a BFA in Furni­ture Design and minors in Indus­trial Design, Ecolog­i­cal Prac­tices, and Compu­ta­tional Prac­tices, Nathan’s prac­tice is rooted in a deep respect for mate­ri­al­ity and the natural world. Whether through form, func­tion, or living systems, his work often invites inter­ac­tion with nature — reflect­ing a desire to blur the bound­ary between the built envi­ron­ment and organic life. He brings expe­ri­ence in shop fabri­ca­tion, CAD model­ing, and studio lead­er­ship to his thought­ful, hands-on approach to design.

In Nathan’s words: ​“Wood­work­ing has been an entry point for me to explore mate­ri­al­ism through a balance of inten­tion and intu­ition — a way to engage deeply with the phys­i­cal­ity of mate­ri­als while also allow­ing space for reflec­tion, care, and meaning-making through the act of craft. In a similar spirit of curios­ity and self-reflec­tion, I’ve been drawn to podcasts like The Huber­man Lab and The Diary of a CEO—they offer thought­ful perspec­tives on how we think, grow, and make choices, both in life and in work. Lastly, I don’t follow any one maker reli­giously, but my Insta­gram feed has become a kind of evolv­ing mood board — it constantly exposes me to work across wood­work­ing, metal­work­ing, ceram­ics, fashion, jewelry, 3D print­ing, and more.”

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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

  1. Events

    Metal Works 1980 – 1995

    Super House

    Super­house is thrilled to debut a new series of online exhi­bi­tions.

    The first in the series is Metal Works: 1980 – 1995. This cura­tion features bold, sculp­tural metal furni­ture created by eight pioneer­ing Amer­i­can artists and design­ers during a trans­for­ma­tive era — when furni­ture design evolved into a medium for concep­tual and sculptural exploration

  2. Events

    Meaningful Work

    North Bennet Street School

    This 2025 Exhi­bi­tion reflects on the trans­for­ma­tive power of mean­ing­ful work that shapes lives, builds commu­nity, and reflects the values that guide us. Student and alumni work featured cele­brates the range of skills, expe­ri­ences, and aspi­ra­tions within the NBSS community.

  3. Calls, Call for Entry

    Bespoke Blacksmithing

    Peters Valley School of Craft

    A unique exhi­bi­tion-in-print (EIP) oppor­tu­nity that cele­brates the artistry, crafts­man­ship, and inno­va­tion of black­smithing. Any works made of hard metals or black­smithing tech­niques are welcome to apply.

  4. Events

    Cinders: Burned, Scorched, and Pyrographed Works in Wood

    Museum for Art in Wood

    This exhi­bi­tion presents artworks that revel in the incen­di­ary prop­er­ties of wood as a medium. Illus­trated across twenty-six objects by twenty-two artists and largely drawn from the Museum’s perma­nent collec­tion, Cinders delves into the enig­matic tension between perma­nence and fragility that mate­ri­al­izes in fire-treated wood.

Sponsors

Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation
The Schooner Foundation
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