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.
Aspen Apothecary
The Bronx
Keta and Kaja Burke-Williams’ non-toxic perfumes are inspired by their Jamaican mother and made i…
Oso Industries
Brooklyn
Sculptor Eric Weil and his team individually hand craft multifunctional furniture and archit…
CEGO Shirtmaker
Manhattan
Founded in 1982 by Carl Goldberg, CEGO started as a custom suit shop, but today focuses exclusive…
Lili Loops
Staten Island
A woman-owned business making small batch, one of a kind hand dyed yarns for knitting and crochet…
Ferrara Manufacturing
Queens
A manufacturing business with the mission of creating the highest quality and best fitting clothe…
Eddy’s Brand
Queens
To limit waste, Eddy’s Brand makes sweaters and beanies from second-hand sweaters, unraveled and …
In New York City’s ravenous real estate housing market, space for industrial production is increasingly scarce, despite the critical role manufacturing plays in keeping the gears of our city moving. From electric equipment that powers the subway system and the Wall Street trading floor to personal protective gear for our brave healthcare workers—manufacturers literally keep NYC alive. Come behind the scenes with us as we visit factories across New York City and see up close the precision, skill and craft that go into making the products we love and keep our city running.
Casa Kids
Brooklyn
Furniture designer and owner of Casa Kids Roberto Gil explains the principles behind his designs and discusses what makes good children’s furniture. As a Brooklyn-based architect, Roberto understands the space in which his furniture lives, particularly the small, oddly shaped rooms that often characterize urban dwellings. Roberto finds creative, customized solutions to the challenges these spaces pose through an understanding of circulation, lighting, orientation, air flow, and privacy - and how these elements affect the layout of a room.
Remains Lighting
Brooklyn
From an off-the-beaten-path antique resource to a world-class maker of artisan and bespoke lighti…
Woodside Press
Brooklyn
A leading print facility in NYC offering custom letterpress printing, foil stamping, hot metal ty…
M&S Schmalberg Custom Fabric Flowers
Manhattan
A fourth-generation family-owned business making artificial flowers from silk and other fabrics f…
Tech Products
Staten Island
This Staten Island based manufacturer hosts master craftsmen who can fabricate a diverse range of…
STEM Modular
Brooklyn
Eurorack synthesizer modules for music creation and STEM education manufactured in Brooklyn.
Duro UAS
The Bronx
Duro UAS (Unmanned Autonomous Systems) develops marine drone systems and components to collect da…