We’ve been musing about our products here on our blog as a way to acquaint you with our level of quality and our passion for manufacturing. Today, we’d like to introduce our CEO Jessica Holmstrom, who spurs us on in our determination to become your online destination for bespoke, made-to-order, finely handcrafted furniture.
After years in the furniture world, Jessica launched a wholesale furniture company in 2008 that was dedicated to timeless craftsmanship and sophisticated designs. This step in entering the industry as a manufacture was a long-held passion for her. “It was definitely a dream come true and ultimately my greatest teacher,” she notes. “I learned that, as I traversed this world of furniture, every experience would prepare me for the next one and, as such, that venture prepared me for this new one called Hand & Grain.”
To this end, she began envisioning and creating an exquisitely designed occasional collection for a factory specializing in high-end, handcrafted upholstery in 2016, a collaboration that has been successful and very rewarding. These pieces include the Linza Credenza, the Nova Console Table and the Batari Coffee Table illustrating this post. “I quickly realized that there were some great opportunities to explore with them,” she explains. “The quality of their work, their passion and their commitment to the process was in line with mine, and so began the creation of Hand & Grain.”
This commitment to process is one of the aspects of our philosophy that allows us to nimbly create highly customized furniture, a dedication to which Jessica sees as the differentiator for our brand. Having a professional at the helm who is so dedicated to the unparalleled distinction that a bench-made concept demands is the crowning touch to our focus on quality, which begins on the factory floor and infuses every tier of our company. We believe it shows in the beauty of the products we create and we look forward to cementing relationships with each of you who have found your way here.
“The most exciting thing about what we are doing at Hand & Grain is that we are offering an unheard-of number of options for each consumer who buys from us,” Jessica says. “The level of customization we are providing has only been available to professional interior designers and architects in the past—at to-the-trade pricing and with unwieldy lead-times.” In making our products widely available, we are taking exclusivity out of the equation so that you can enjoy the same level of quality previously only available to homeowners who hired professionals to create their interiors.
Even if you’ve never made the number of choices you have the opportunity to make with our furniture, our customer care team can guide you smoothly through the process so that you end up with furnishings that reflect your uniqueness. “Being on the cutting edge of offering such highly customizable furniture to consumers is thrilling for me,” Jessica says. “We cannot wait to wow you with our craftsmanship!”