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.
Shari’s Tea
Queens
Shari, a small business owner and practicing tax attorney, discovered her passion for tea during …
Watchcraft Inc
Queens
Eduardo characterizes his designs as “industrial chic,” using recycled metals embellished with st…
Umikah
Manhattan
“Resilience and sticking to a plan is hard,” Luciana reflects, “but the payoff is truly rewarding.”
For The Culture NY
Brooklyn
The journey began with a powerful design: “Latina On A Mission.” As a teacher, Doris wanted to in…
FEFETI
Brooklyn
Selorm’s motivation for founding Fefeti extends beyond fashion. His aspiration was to rejuvenate …
Maybelle
Brooklyn
Christine incorporates eco-conscious principles into each creation by using vintage pieces as the…
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.
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…
Luz Studio
Brooklyn
At Luz Studio, founder Roberto Silva is reimagining what fashion manufacturing can look like in N…
Atelier YQS
Manhattan
From a tiny space that “could barely fit three people,” Yaqi launched Atelier YQS, a full-service…
Doty Chou Objects
Queens
In a studio in Long Island City, Dorothy Chou is challenging expectations—of materials, of gender…
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.