Simon Pearce's glass and pottery has made his name a brand and his Vermont studio a tourist destination.

Thomas Moser always knew his furniture needed to be salable, as well as to make a personal artistic statement.

Denyse Schmidt found a niche designing quilts for contemporary interiors that are inspired by the beauty and sophistication of historic American quilts.

Brown designs jewelry for Yves Saint Laurent and Urban Outfitters.

A "lovely marriage" of maker and company is how she describes her collaboration with Anthropologie.

Turning a lifelong obsession with materials and craftsmanship into a high-profile brand...

Through designing glass objects for Hermès and Holly Hunt, Alison Berger has learned that "you can produce things in a production house with the level of integrity of art."

Ceramic artist Frances Palmer's work is her own, whether made in her studio or in Niagara China's upstate New York factory.

Wendell Castle's life seems as playful and practical as his furniture.

An encounter with Jason Hackenwerth's gigantic balloon sculptures.

Eight craftspeople who have made the leap into design.