Izzy Swan created the “Makers Playground” as “a place where other like-minded people could share, connect and collaborate with each other.

HAMILTON, Ontario - Just in time for Halloween comes the Black Arts Furniture and Sculpture Collection by Nicholas Hamilton Holmes. Holmes, whose woodworking studio is based in Hamilton, introduced the collection earlier this year at the Interior Design Show in Toronto and soon after at the Architectural Design Show in New York. He was rewarded for his design innovation and craftsmanship by being named one of the “best pieces” exhibited at the AD show.

Vermont Woodshop has found a good business in a corporate gift line which includes jigsawn cherry wood puzzles and business cards. His work also features nuanced CNC technology, custom routing, and hand-drawn and painted custom designs.

Philadelphia prisoners hand-built a walnut chair as a gift, while a team of Maryland craftsmen at Carriage Hill Cabinet & Millwork Co. produced a 14-piece liturgical furnishings contract for Pope Francis U.S. visit. St. Joseph's Carpentry of Poolesville, MD won the contract to produce an altar, chairs, and lectern from a winning design by Catholic University's School of Architecture & Planning.

Profile of a passionate woodworker, Gary Rogowski, who owns Portland's Northwest Woodworking Studio. "My tools have a life expectancy of 50 to 100 years," Rogowski says.

Etsy, the online market popular for selling custom woodwork and other goods, filed for a public stock offering U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock

Etsy, Inc., the online and offline marketplace for selling custom woodwork and other goods, filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock