The NYC manufacturing community is a cross-section of New York itself with a wide-ranging cast of characters and products, from jams and hot sauce to marine data collection equipment and airplane parts.
In the Member Stories collected below, we zoom in on specific member businesses through photography, interviews and video to highlight their unique stories and introduce you to their process.
Ayala Naphtali Jewelry
Brooklyn
Ayala Naphtali Jewelry celebrates artistry, sustainability, and innovation from East Williamsburg…
Honey Belinda
Queens
Honey Belinda is a Queens-based brand bringing the magic of bees to life through artisanal skinca…
Argilla NYC
Brooklyn
Argilla NYC brings together sculptural porcelain jewelry and playful tableware, all handcrafted i…
MumsKitchens NYC
Queens
MumsKitchens NYC is keeping Caribbean traditions alive in New York—one recipe at a time. Founded …
Alzerina Jewelry
Brooklyn
Alzerina Jewelry is redefining what jewelry can mean. Founded by Cape Verdean-born designer Alzer…
Nose Best
Brooklyn
Brittany Furnari is proudly a Latina CEO and co-founder of Nose Best Candles, a Brooklyn-based br…
Even as New York City’s real estate pressures squeeze out places to produce, the work of local manufacturers remains central to how the city lives, moves, and expresses itself. From building grand pianos and infrastructure components, NYC’s diverse community of manufacturers—many of them BIPOC- and women-owned—powers the creativity, resiliency, and daily life of our city. Come behind the scenes with us as we visit workshops and factories across the five boroughs and witness up close the precision, skill, and craft that go into the products we love and the systems that keep our city running.
Clay Space
Brooklyn
Ceramics, Janine Sopp notes, is “having a moment,” but sustaining a studio requires more than tre…
Purgatory Pie Press
Brooklyn
Within Brooklyn Army Terminal is a studio filled with letterpress type, handmade paper, and decad…
Matt Rubendall Luthier
Brooklyn
In a small workshop filled with chisels, wood shavings, and steel dust, Matt Rubendall quietly ke…
Whimsy Jewelry
Manhattan
When Virginie Dyvorne moved from Paris to New York, she didn’t just change cities—she reinvented …
Super String Theory Design
Bronx
Artisan Sahara Briscoe’s company, Super String Theory Design, has been part of New York’s creativ…
Artbydgr
Brooklyn
In Cobble Hill, Daisy Gebbia-Richards is reshaping how people see ceramics and small-scale manufa…
In Style USA
Manhattan
In Style USA is a one-stop shop, cut-and-sew garment manufacturer that assists designers with anything under the production spectrum, from sampling to quality control. They offer product development, pattern making, sampling, and full production. The company was founded by Tina Yu, who started her career in Hong Kong before moving to Toronto, where she worked as an eveningwear designer. Tina moved to New York City to start In Style USA, which has been operating in the Garment District for over 30 years.