The things in your home are not static, they have the power to tell a story. We believe that furniture created with intentionality and care will likewise create a similar tone of intentionality and care in the home and office.
Our furniture is created to tell a story, and likewise, it is inspired by stories.
Urban inspiration come out in our products, sometimes overtly, and sometimes with subtle nuance. By mixing mediums that remind us of urban places we create ‘Tangible Stories’ that live in your office and home.
The things in your home are not static, they have the power to tell a story. We believe that furniture created with intentionality and care will likewise create a similar tone of intentionality and care in the home and office.
Our furniture is created to tell a story, and likewise, it is inspired by stories.
Urban inspiration come out in our products, sometimes overtly, and sometimes with subtle nuance. By mixing mediums that remind us of urban places we create ‘Tangible Stories’ that live in your office and home.
The things in your home are not static, they have the power to tell a story. We believe that furniture created with intentionality and care will likewise create a similar tone of intentionality and care in the home and office.
Our furniture is created to tell a story, and likewise, it is inspired by stories.
Urban inspiration come out in our products, sometimes overtly, and sometimes with subtle nuance. By mixing mediums that remind us of urban places we create ‘Tangible Stories’ that live in your office and home.
We design storied products with the intention that they cause conversation, and perhaps, that those who gather around our products might pause and be present.
Our materials are chosen purposefully for their non-toxic and enduring properties. What we make is good for you, good for us, and good for the earth. We source sustainable hardwood, Appleply and Columbia Forest laminates, and Tried & True Food and Skin safe finishes.
We design storied products with the intention that they cause conversation, and perhaps, that those who gather around our products might pause and be present.
Our materials are chosen purposefully for their non-toxic and enduring properties. What we make is good for you, good for us, and good for the earth. We source sustainable hardwood, Appleply and Columbia laminates, and Tried & True Food and Skin safe finishes.
We custom build every piece of furniture and decor to last more than a lifetime.
You won’t find any particle board, cheap plywoods, or harmful chemicals in our products.
We exclusively use solid hardwoods, traditional wood-to-wood joinery.
Our commitment to quality makes all the difference.
We custom build every piece of furniture and decor to last more than a lifetime.
You won’t find any particle board, cheap plywoods, or harmful chemicals in our products.
We exclusively use solid hardwoods, traditional wood-to-wood joinery.
Our commitment to quality makes all the difference.
Jordan Dowell
Jordan has been building and designing his entire life. With an inquisitive mind and love for storytelling; wood working and furniture design has become his medium of choice. He approaches his work with the mind of an engineer, a background in urban ministry and many years experience in audio visual tech-production where he’s learned to love the task of creative problem solving. His formal education in is Theology and the Arts from The Seattle School where he has honed an interest in asking meaningful questions that in turn influence the design and craft of ThisIsUrbanMade products. He writes about the design process at UrbanMadeCreative.com
Melissa Dowell
Melissa is an experienced multidisciplinary creative whose diverse work in event styling has given her opportunity to create environments ranging from weddings to craft fairs and pop-up shops. She has worked for a Fashion-Forward Start-Up where she styled a tradeshow experience themed ‘A Woman’s World’ at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and a pop-up shop in Manhattan that invited people into the story of the brand. Beginning her creative career in musical theatre and improv comedy, she seeks to be joyful and give people joy, and that is just how she approaches her work with ThisIsUrbanMade. She blogs about event style and environment design at UrbanMadeCreative.com
Jordan Dowell
Jordan has been building and designing his entire life. With an inquisitive mind and love for storytelling; wood working and furniture design has become his medium of choice. He approaches his work with the mind of an engineer, a background in urban ministry and many years experience in audio visual tech-production where he’s learned to love the task of creative problem solving. His formal education in is Theology and the Arts from The Seattle School where he has honed an interest in asking meaningful questions that in turn influence the design and craft of ThisIsUrbanMade products. He writes about the design process at UrbanMadeCreative.com
Melissa Dowell
Melissa is an experienced multidisciplinary creative whose diverse work in event styling has given her opportunity to create environments ranging from weddings to craft fairs and pop-up shops. She has worked for a Fashion-Forward Start-Up where she styled a tradeshow experience themed ‘A Woman’s World’ at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and a pop-up shop in Manhattan that invited people into the story of the brand. Beginning her creative career in musical theatre and improv comedy, she seeks to be joyful and give people joy, and that is just how she approaches her work with ThisIsUrbanMade. She blogs about event style and environment design at UrbanMadeCreative.com