Our story
Made slowly, in
Portland.Since 2014 we've built sofas, chairs and beds the old way: hardwood frames, hand-tied springs, fabric cut for one order at a time, and sold them without the markup of a middleman.
The workshop
It started with one sofa in a Slabtown garage.
We couldn't find a sofa that was deep, well made and honest about its price, so we built one. Friends asked for another. Twelve years later there are 26 of us in a brick warehouse a few streets from that garage.
Every piece still made to order
Upholstered, sewn and signed by someone who works here.
2014
our first sofa, built in a garage on NW Raleigh St
26
makers, upholsterers and designers in Portland
32
fabrics, each one cut for a single order
4.8
from our verified reviews
Since 2014
From a garage to three showrooms.
We have grown one workbench at a time, and every upholstered piece is still made a few streets from where the first sofa was.
2014
One sofa in a garage
A deep, honest three-seater, and friends ordering four more.
2016
The brick warehouse
Frame shop, sewing room and fabric library under one roof in Slabtown.
2018
A showroom next door
The Portland showroom opens, with every fabric to touch and sit on.
2021
Second home begins
We start taking pieces back to re-upholster and pass them on.
2024
Seattle and Denver
Two more showrooms, each with a designer on the floor.
How we build
Three things we never skip.
They're the parts you can't see in a photo, and the reason we can put ten years on every frame.
Kiln-dried hardwood
Responsibly sourced oak and ash, glued, dowelled and corner-blocked. No particleboard, ever.
Springs tied by hand
Eight-way hand-tied coils under every seat, so a sofa keeps its shape for decades.
Fabrics that last
Every fabric rated for 50,000 rubs and free of PFAS stain treatments.
The people
26 makers who sign the frame.
Frame makers, upholsterers, cutters and designers. Come by the Slabtown showroom and you will likely meet one of them.
Nina Vance
Founder & Head of Design
Owen Reyes
Frame Maker
Tessa Quinlan
Upholsterer
Leo Strand
Fabric Cutter
“A sofa is the one thing in a house everybody uses every day. It should be built like it, and it should come back to us, not the landfill, when you're done with it.”
Free design consultation
Not sure about size or fabric? Ask a designer.
Send a photo and your measurements. In 45 minutes we'll check the fit, pull swatches and leave you with a plan.
In a showroom
Portland, Seattle or Denver
By video
Anywhere in the US
