Lafayette Concepts Furniture

Design - Simple. Functional. Lasting.

At Lafayette Concepts Furniture, we strive to produce simple, modern and crafted products that are long lasting and timeless. Beyond just aesthetic form, good design for us means combining the rational and the emotional, enriching objects through an emphasis on craftsmanship, considered details and natural materials. In this way we hope to connect and harmonies our products with the people who use them and the spaces they inhabit. We also have a passion for component based design that enables ease of shipping and assembly along with allowing for lifelong refurbishment.

Craftsmanship & Quality - 

How things are made... at LCF.

Central to the LCF approach is the value placed on how things are made and where. Working in close collaboration with specialist and local craftsmen, our custom built products are skillfully and ethically produced in Chicago, IL using a combination of traditional handcraft and new production technologies. 

Materials - Natural, beautiful, durable.

These are the characteristics we look for in our materials and those that ensure with use and due care the object will acquire a patina over time. We believe that this evidence of use and wear only increases the character & beauty of the object, humanizing and connecting it to the people who use it. 

Our finely sanded wood surfaces are skillfully finished with polyurethane, creating a smooth, resistant surface, enhancing and protecting the natural beauty of the wood while allowing for periodic maintenance and graceful aging. 

Direct Distribution -  From us to you.

Like our products, our business model is simple. We design and produce, sometimes work with a small network of local craftsmen, finish in our workshop and distribute direct to public and trade. This method of our work ensures high quality products and important value. Currently, our products are only available via this website. However, customers have the ability, by appointments, to visit and view products at our workshop. In the future we will have a showroom so that our products can be fully experienced.

Sustainability - 

Good design, ethics, high material 

quality, durability.

Starting with good design our aim is to produce lasting and functional furniture that has a long lifecycle. Using wood sourced from sustainably managed wood distributers, processing material efficiently, using finishes and designing easily transportable and packaged product are all part of our approach to responsible production.