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Lark Toys is a family business in Minnesota.

Kelli Cain—ceramicist, video artist, composer, industrial designer

DENVER'S FIN ART CO. Childhood friends Rob McGowan and Ben Olson decided to try their hand at building the types of modern design they wanted but couldn't afford and eventually founded Fin Art Co.

George Nakashima with his daughter Mira in his workshop.

Eric's drawings.

In her workshop, which features a Mercedes table, an Otto lamp, and a wood-and-leather bar stool, all by NET, she creates a line of uncomplicated wood toys called Sarmiento.

The exterior of Portland's Beam and Anchor.

Forage Modern Workshop in Minneapolis “We carry a large majority of things from the area, and consider the entire Midwest local to us,” says Rebekah Cook, business manager and buyer. “Midwest design is about practical goods.” Photo by Collin Hughes

A 7,000-square-foot warehouse in the city’s industrial North Portland neighborhood plays hostto Beam & Anchor and its equally expansive inventory of goods.

In the Pinch showroom, a Holland Park School armchair designed by Richard Pinch for Ercol sits beside a Clyde lamp table and Frey sideboard from the Pinch collection. The brand's Iona mirror hangs on the wall while their gauzy Beata pendant dangles from above.

The abundance of models is a reflective of the designers' approach: they're constantly mocking up ideas as pieces are refined detail by detail.

Color samples surround a model of Pinch's fisherman-inspired Float table.