Brian Persico Studio is known for its high level of craftsmanship in heirloom quality furniture and objects designed by Brian Persico and Hannah Haworth. The works are made by hand in their upstate New York studio.

"We are inspired by natural and made objects with the primary concept of ‘use.’ Our goal is to create beautiful, utilitarian pieces with local materials that directly fill a need in a human space. We are committed to using natural, renewable materials and prepare many of our own finishes and glues using natural ingredients—local when possible."

Brian Persico is an obsessive researcher of historic hand craft and has a strong background in manual creation, which began with learning woodwork from his Italian grandfather in their basement and continued to a formal education in design at Pratt in Brooklyn. He built his business during his final year, which became a full time design and build service by the time he graduated, eventually evolving to the design studio it is today. His fanatical devotion to craft and making is what perhaps makes his work unusual in this age, as he chooses to reference and learn from museums, historical texts and building on material experience, rather than eyeing trends or other contemporaries. His aesthetic is spare and pares down to only the elements of functionality and beauty. 

Hannah Haworth grew up in a remote indigenous village in the Philippines where most tools, houses, textiles, etc. were made by hand often by the user or their family. This heavily informed her to pursue the handmade as an adult, which began with an education in Sculpture (Edinburgh College of Art) in her native Scotland. Her love of making and interest in hand-processes had her create Handa, an independent label that offers handmade ancestral textiles from around the globe. She has worked in high-end hand built furniture since 2012 where she handled sales at BDDW and where she subsequently met Brian. Among other roles at BPS, she specializes in decorative finishing, design and photography.  

We are currently building our own workshop and studio in Oak Hill, NY. You can follow our build here and in the meantime make an appointment to view our work by emailing info@brianpersico.com.