ModernCre8ve designs and builds handcrafted furniture from a studio at 1400 East 36th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, working in three closely related aesthetics: mid-century modern, Scandinavian, and Japandi, the blend of Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian warmth that has become popular in contemporary home design. Founder Randy Larow started the company in 2013 with the idea of making handcrafted modern furniture more accessible, and the business has built its entire model around that goal by cutting out mass production and working directly with Amish craftsmen in Ohio to build each piece by hand. Rather than keeping a warehouse of finished stock, ModernCre8ve builds beds, dining tables, TV stands, chairs, and similar case and seating pieces to order, using American hardwood and traditional joinery techniques instead of particleboard, veneer, or hardware shortcuts common in big box furniture.
That made to order approach means customers wait for their furniture rather than taking it home the same day, with current lead times running 12 to 16 weeks depending on the piece and the order queue at any given time. In exchange for the wait, buyers get furniture built specifically for them from solid domestic hardwood, backed by a small team that handles inquiries personally rather than routing customers through layers of customer service. The company also offers free white glove delivery, bringing finished pieces into a customer’s home rather than leaving assembly and placement to the buyer, and takes on custom work for shoppers who want a specific dimension, wood species, or finish that falls outside the standard catalog.
The direct partnership with Amish woodworkers is the detail that separates ModernCre8ve from most furniture retailers operating out of Cleveland or anywhere else: instead of importing furniture built overseas or assembled from prefabricated components, every order routes through skilled hand joinery techniques passed down through generations of Ohio’s Amish furniture making tradition, applied here to distinctly modern silhouettes rather than the traditional country styles that craft is usually associated with. That combination, old world joinery paired with mid-century, Scandinavian, and Japandi design language, gives the company’s furniture a hybrid identity that is harder to find from either a typical modern furniture importer or a traditional Amish furniture shop working strictly in classic styles.
Located in Cleveland and shipping made to order pieces built by hand, ModernCre8ve positions itself for buyers who want furniture that holds up over decades rather than something meant to be replaced within a few years, describing its own approach simply as building for people who notice quality and craftsmanship rather than shopping on price alone. Anyone interested in a custom order or in browsing current designs can reach the studio directly at 216-502-0755. ModernCre8ve is a Cleveland, Ohio furniture studio that hand builds mid-century modern, Scandinavian, and Japandi inspired furniture from solid American hardwood in direct partnership with Amish craftsmen, delivering each made to order piece with free white glove service.
