The Nuts & Bolts of Running Your Business

A 6‑session series of profes­sional devel­op­ment program­ming to that offer insights, guid­ance, and profes­sional prac­tices to help develop/​advance your career and grow your busi­ness. Each program is open to all levels of makers — from students to seasoned professionals.

April 10 — May 15, 2024

A guide to learn­ing the busi­ness aspect of your practice

First Program: The Eleva­tor Pitch
Wednes­day, April 10, 7 – 8:30pm EDT

The Award of Distinc­tion recog­nizes and cele­brates outstand­ing achieve­ment and long-stand­ing commit­ment by an indi­vid­ual or insti­tu­tion to the advance­ment of the art of furniture making.

The Furni­ture Society is thrilled to announce Michael Hurwitz and John Kelsey as the 2024/2025 recip­i­ents of its coveted Award of Distinction!

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

This week’s featured student member: Brianna Muchai

April 15 – 21, 2024

May 17 – 19, 2024

Join us for an educa­tional and engag­ing design and craft expe­ri­ence in New York City as NYCxDe­sign takes over Manhat­tan and beyond. Over the course of two days, The Furni­ture Society (TFS) will explore Manhat­tan and Brook­lyn studios, galleries, fabri­ca­tion studios, and the ener­getic hub that is the Inter­na­tional Contem­po­rary Furni­ture Fair (ICFF).

This event will include an intro­duc­tion from ICFF brand direc­tor Odile Hainaut, followed by a guided tour of the show floor led by Adrien Madlener, The Furni­ture Soci­ety’s Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Monica Hampton, and Inde­pen­dent Curator and TFS Board member, Kathryn Hall-Asaro.

Insta­gram Live Inter­views:
March 27 & 28 and April 3 & 4, 2024

TFS Board member and Women of Wood­work­ing Project founder Katie Thomp­son talked with four artists about their furni­ture on display in the current exhi­bi­tion Seating Assign­ment: Women in Contem­po­rary Chair­mak­ing and Craft Educa­tion, what this exhi­bi­tion means to them, and what this exhi­bi­tion repre­sents for women furniture makers.

Did you miss the live inter­views? You can watch them on the TFS Insta­gram page or on each artist’s pages (linked below)

March 27: Janine Wang
March 28: Kimberly Winkle
April 3: Joyce Lin
April 4: Christina Boy

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.