We strive to make objects that are unapologetically themselves.

We are a design / build studio out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and we make sharply contemporary furniture rooted in traditional craftsmanship that revels in the beauty of wood.

Our drive is to create furniture full of verve and brimming with life. We believe in delight. We believe in beauty. We build furniture because when we are connected to and inspired by the spaces we live in, everything becomes richer. Objects that mean something have an influence that radiates out through our lives. 

Our work begins with a design process that drives us to develop charismatic forms. An ideal object is one that works as well in a minimalist space as a maximalist one - we iterate and refine a design until it becomes as simple as it can possibly be but with a character and stance all its own.

Design, though, is only the beginning. Above all, we are builders. We know at its core design is a rough sketch full of easily dashed hope. It’s the thousand decisions that come up when making the thing that catch those hopes and transforms them into something with an edge of magic. 

We chase that magic, the space where design and execution match and amplify each other. Sometimes, when everything lines up just so, an object becomes more than what you put into it. Something new emerges, full of a character that grows richer and more interesting the longer you know it. It's unexpected. An object comes into the world as a partner to be worked with rather than material to be used up - a companion with which to cultivate a deep and meaningful connection over time.

Chase Ankeny - Lead Designer, Master Craftsman

Chase began his career at the Krenov School focused on traditional woodworking using hand-cut joinery to create furniture designed to survive several hundred years. Making beautiful objects is great, but he wanted more - he wanted to understand what it means to make something meaningful - so he went to the Cranbrook Academy of Art where he received an MFA. His work now is focused on tangling these traditions together, parring a daring design sensibility with a deep love for how things are built to create objects full of verve, brimming with life, that bring delight into the world.

Anthony Badell - Studio Director 

Anthony specializes in leading high end, multidisciplinary projects consisting of complex woodworking, custom cabinetry, AV media, & custom lighting.  The arc of his career has always centered on uniting people around good work and keeping the focus on an end goal that everyone can take pride in. At Arid, Anthony uses this passion to help cultivate a supportive, imaginative culture devoted to making fantastic products and helping clients create engaging and sustaining spaces.