THE STUDIO

A man holding a baby and feeding them with a bottle in a workshop or woodworking studio.

Form, Function, and the Deliberate Line.

Milk Furniture was founded in 2022 by craftsman Isaac Fay, building upon two decades of dedicated woodworking practice across New York and New England. Based in East Providence, Rhode Island, the studio produces a tightly curated collection of high end, sculptural furniture alongside curated commissions.

Our work exists at the intersection of structural discipline and geometric movement. In an era dominated by rapid fabrication and disposable mass production, we approach furniture as quiet functional art: tactile, structural, and meant to endure generations.

Whether you are anchoring a Manhattan residence, designing a coastal Rhode Island sanctuary, or executing a custom retail concept, Milk Furniture serves as an agile, collaborative trade partner dedicated to realizing your vision with uncompromising precision.

Isaac resides in Barrington with his wife Meena and their son Ollie.

EXPERIENCE

Milk Furniture’s experience spans a variety of designers and clients. We’d love to help bring your next project to life. Contact us to get started!

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iolabs
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O&G Studio
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LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Something ceramic this way comes. A glimpse of a new design that we’ve been working our way through. The three inch thick curved ceramic doors had us pinned for a while, but prototype round one is a success! Now on to round two because it can
WIP. Prototyping a stool/end table for Milk’s upcoming line of made to order pieces. Thanks to all who have shared thoughts and insight regarding how to better this piece before bring it to market. Stay tuned for more work as we blast into the
Parts of a whole. Table base in the works. #design #woodworking #custom #handmade #madeinrhodeisland #interiordesign #furnituredesign #furnituremaker #woodworking
We made a thing for @bravedaughtersjewelry again! You may have seen this piece cruising around the Northeast as their pop-up welding station. Dressed up nicely in matte black quartersawn white oak, blackened concealed hinges, vintage iron casters and
I was lucky enough to reserve some time this past summer for some prototyping of new work. After the first round of design we 3D print models and hand em over to the kiddo to explore. If he isn’t curious or excited then it’s probably not
Nantucket was grey. The furniture was grey. My install partner's hair was greying and so was mine. Still had a really great time though! 5 big display cabinets for @thewheatcollection in rift white oak. #woodwork #interiordesign #furnituredesign #
Revisiting some work that we did for @incommonwith for their new(ish) showroom @shopquarters. Four bistro tables in bubinga with leather wrapped tops. Moody. Maybe someday I'll get my butt back down to NY to see them in situ! Nice Photo Cred: @wil
Some photos of a bit of work we did for @bravedaughterspvd for their new space in Boston’s Seaport. What a fun project with a mix of built-ins and stand alone pieces. 17 feet of arched oak casework, a concierge stand, welding tech station, jewe
Blackened quartersawn white oak. So yummy. #whiteoak #woodworking #finishing #custommade #furnituredesign
WIP #customfurniture #custommade #woodworking #design
Dry fitting a 17’ wall of custom arched white oak built-ins before delivery to Boston. #custommade #seaportboston #millwork #woodwork #design #designbuild
Just some early morning millwork #custommade #woodwork #millwork #furniture #smallbusiness
A fun piece we completed recently for @hart_studio and their pop up shop @atthecurrent . Keeping it classy with quartersawn white oak and understated details. #design #custommade #handmade #furnituredesign #woodworker #woodworking
Rough forms for a new table. #furnituredesign
A waking dream. Oliver is here.
Very proud of these two. 21 weeks in and crushing the Newport Half. #massivegains
Wired up a new switch on this paddle sander. #lifehacks