The New Exchange / American Artisans

**Posted by Goose** 5/30/2016 8:24 am

Lostine (Philadelphia)

Designer Robert True Ogden creates simple, functional furniture that evokes a 19th-century Midwestern farmhouse. Look more closely, however, and the elegant, clever details reveal themselves. A sturdy maple butcher block table, for example, comes with a handy leather knife holster. A utility table (from $2,250) is topped with a gorgeous, hand-polished marble slab that is exceptionally smooth to the touch. Even his cutting boards have an unexpected twist: Each has a thick leather strap, so it’s easy to hang on a hook. lostine.com.—Christine Quinlan

http://lostine.com/

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**Posted by Goose** 5/30/2016 8:25 am

Bloodroot Blades (Athens, GA)

Upcyclers extraordinaire Luke Snyder (holding knife) and David Van Wyk melt down scrap metal, like an old car’s coil springs, and forge it into supersharp carbon-steel knives. The handles are often repurposed from a mix of resin and quilts, coffee bags or other fabrics. “There’s a story to each knife,” says Snyder. “You’re cutting vegetables with a Volkswagen and a handle made from your grandpa’s old jeans.” From $225; bloodrootblades.com.—CQ

http://www.bloodrootblades.com/

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**Posted by Goose** 5/30/2016 8:27 am

Cricket Radio (Shelburne, VT)

Using techniques borrowed from traditional Indonesian batiks, Elizabeth Archangeli makes beautiful linens with a modern-ethnic aesthetic. She silk-screens Indonesian motifs, such as flower, leaf and bird prints, to create idiosyncratic designs. With soft fabrics and washed-out colors, the Cricket Radio table runners, pillows and napkins all have a casual, beachy feel. Up next: Archangeli is adding clothes, as well as linens inspired by ancient Egypt. Tea towel, $28; cricketradiovermont.com.—CQ

http://cricketradiovermont.com/