Handmade furnishings built with traditional joinery

Designed and built in Brooklyn, NY

My Story

I fell in love with traditional joinery because of the functional beauty it imparts and the skill and patience it requires to get two pieces of wood to fit seamlessly together. Colwell Studios was created to highlight the ingenuity of old carpentry techniques on custom furniture to bring warmth and permanence to our daily lives. Colwell is my middle name, in honor of my grandmother, a talented painter and pastel artist who instilled in me the value of taking time to create something beautiful. Read More