Show your support for The Furni­ture Society and the future of furni­ture with a dona­tion to TFS. Your gift ensures our field and our orga­ni­za­tion will remain vital for gener­a­tions to come. We give thanks for the commu­nity that has been a part of and has supported us for nearly thirty years in the ever evolv­ing land­scape of furniture making.

FS25: You Are Here — Makers, Place, & Impact

Dead­line to Submit: January 15, 2025

January 11, 3 – 5pm RSVP Required
Museum for Art in Wood, Philadelphia

Join us on January 11, 2025 at the Museum for Art in Wood for an inspir­ing evening of insight and reflec­tion, as distin­guished artist Mark Sfirri discusses place and making with and our two recip­i­ents of the 2024 – 2025 Furni­ture Society Award of Distinc­tion, Michael Hurwitz and John Kelsey. This pres­ti­gious award honors excep­tional achieve­ments and a lasting commit­ment to advanc­ing the art of furni­ture making.
This event is FREE

Tuesday, January 14, 7pm ET

Join Wharton Esher­ick Muse­um’s Larissa Huff and Ethan Snyder as they discuss the long history of this object, how it bridged the gap between Esherick’s wood­cuts and subse­quent furni­ture making prac­tice, and some of the pecu­liar joints in the chest that we’re led to believe may be one of Esherick’s earli­est exper­i­men­ta­tions with cabinetry.

This virtual event is FREE and all are welcome to join!

Each month we cele­brate the work of one or more of our talented members. This year, The Furni­ture Society is start­ing 2025 off strong by featur­ing our new Nuts and Bolts Coordinator!

This week’s featured member — Ghermayn Baker

January 6 – 19, 2025

Gher­mayn Baker is a woven furni­ture restora­tion special­ist and basketweaver based in Long Beach, Cali­for­nia. Together with his wife Christina, Gher­mayn founded Point by Point Studio, a studio focus­ing on the restora­tion of cane, rattan, wicker, and other woven furni­ture, in 2022.

March 14 & 15, 2025

Join your fellow Furni­ture Society commu­nity for an excit­ing weekend in Knoxville & Gatlinburg TN.

Gallery & studio tours, a presen­ta­tion by Arrow­mont Resi­dent Artist Gina Siepel, a demon­stra­tion by exhibit­ing artist Alexan­dra Mavrikis, show & share, and the opening recep­tion for the FS members exhi­bi­tion at Arrow­mon­t’s Jerry Drown Wood Studio Gallery.

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.

FS25 Confer­ence - Syra­cuse, NY
June 26 – 28, 2025

“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!

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

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