About Off-end
Handmade. Eclectic. Design.
Off-end has been around in one form or another since first conceived in 2004 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY by Tim Smith. Originally Off-end was only a name concocted for invoicing contractors as a freelance window display artist in Manhattan, but became increasingly more official over the years as a furniture design and fabrication concern. In 2017 Tim joined forces with his partner, Erica, to design a tiny house. Prior to that Erica spent two decades in the fashion industry designing handbags with an unwavering passion for craftsmanship. This first collaboration proved a perfect compatibility and Erica has since taken on an important role at Off-end emphasizing in soft-goods design, adding a fresh dimension to our offerings. They now operate out of Beacon in the beautiful Hudson Valley.
Tim and Erica’s combined skills have helped Off-end’s design develop a more refined mission. They design and make the pieces they love with an eye on sustainability. Put simply, Off-end’s focus is design and our mission is simple: to create beautiful, well-crafted furniture and cabinetry in a way that diminishes (to whatever tiny degree) the impact that mass production has on the planet.
We build pieces that, with proper care, will last beyond a single lifetime. Not only do we seek to create pieces that hold up physically to the ravages of time, but the demands of ever-changing esthetic sensibilities as well, in hopes to further mitigate the need for future generations to purchase temporary, trendy throw-away furniture. Additionally, Off-end seeks to prevent retinal damage that poorly designed furniture and cabinetry might cause the eye of the beholder.
Objects built in 2022 during our study in reclaimed materials.