Handmade in Buffalo
During your visit to our region you have undoubtedly discovered that Western New York is home to world-class architecture by the most significant architects of the 19th and 20th centuries. This extraordinary legacy includes treasured works such as homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the spectacular Roycroft Campus in East Aurora. These historic structures incorporate unparalleled craftmanship by skilled artisans working in a number of materials. Craftmanship of that caliber is alive and well today, and there are many opportunities available for you to visit an artisan's studio, view them working and purchase or order a handcrafted item worthy of the highest standards of the Craftsman Movement. We have profiled 10 artisans/artist spaces working in wood, glass, clay, metal or printmaking. Their work has garnered national (and in some cases international) attention. We invite you to visit them and make your experience of design excellence in our area more complete. Download the brochure here check them out below.
Aurora Art Glass
- 16 Buffalo Road
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 652-2443
Roycroft artisan Peggy Eisensmith has maintained a retail/work space in East Aurora for 25 years specializing in custom-made stained and leaded glass. Much of her work is done in the Arts & Crafts…more
Big Tree Furniture Works
- 1514 Mill Road
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 655-2098
Stephen Oubre founded Big Tree Furniture Work, specializing in working with residential and corporate clients and contractors for individualized solutions to furniture design needs. These have…more
Cone Five Pottery
- 1507 Hertel Avenue
- Buffalo, NY 14216
- Phone: (716) 332-0486
Clay artisan Greg Link's interest in his craft began with collecting work by local ceramic artists. A self-taught artist, he soon developed that interest into an art-making passion that includes a…more
Glass Roots Stained Glass Studio
- 600 Crescent Avenue
- Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone: (716) 836-1166
Stained glass artisan Jane Jacobson is highly respected for her commissioned work for corporate, residential and religious clients. With an education in art history and architecture, and advanced…more
Hopkins Pottery
- 2495 Main Street, Suite 514
- c/o Buffalo Arts Studio
- Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone: (716) 830-0155
Working in porcelain, a clay medium long associated with fine china, contemporary American ceramicist Bryan Hopkins creates exquisite sculptural vessel forms (both functional and non-functional) that…more
New Buffalo Graphics
- 1417 Hertel Avenue
- Buffalo, NY 14216
- Phone: (716) 885-5188
For several decades, Michael Morgulis' graphic designs and print work have been regarded as striking identifiers of Buffalo life and culture. His witty and imaginative interpretations of iconic…more
Roycroft Campus Copper Shop Gallery
- 31 South Grove Street
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 655-0261
Over 60 local and national artisans have their work represented in the Copper Shop Gallery on the Roycroft Campus. Among them is Mary Hubbard, a great-granddaughter of Roycroft founder Elbert Hubbard,…more
Roycroft Pottery
- 2860 Eldridge Road
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 652-7422
Janice McDuffie, an artisan whose ceramic works are highly prized by Arts & Crafts collectors, recently relocated her longtime studio from the Roycroft Campus to her home, a residence built in the…more
Schoolhouse Gallery & Cabinet Shops
- 1054 Olean Road
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 655-4080
Housed in a Circa 1950 Schoolhouse, the School House Gallery and adjacent woodworking studios provide you with a unique opportunity to see the craftmanship and working methods of four Roycroft Master…more
