Kwadwo Som-Pimpong
Founder & Creative Director

In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Kwadwo Som-Pimpong transforms rare American hardwoods into sculptural furniture that bridges continents and generations. As founder and creative director of Crafted Glory, he leads an intimate studio practice where each piece emerges from rigorous design thinking and meticulous handcraft—furniture conceived not as product, but as cultural artifact.

Kwadwo's work inhabits the intersection of his Ghanaian heritage and contemporary design vocabulary. Drawing from West African artistry's bold forms and textural richness while honoring Scandinavian design's restraint and clarity, he creates furniture that is both deeply rooted and unmistakably contemporary.

With degrees in mechanical and environmental engineering from Carnegie Mellon, Kwadwo brings structural precision and material consciousness to every design. His beautiful rural mountain studio bordered by a stream and horse pastures is a deliberate sanctuary where engineering rigor meets artistic vision.

Alongside Kwadwo works his wife Faith, a fashion designer whose creative perspective enriches the studio's aesthetic sensibility, and Daniel Robinson, whose craftsmanship brings each design to three-dimensional reality. Together, they form a collaborative practice built on shared standards of excellence—dedicated to furniture that transcends trend, pieces built to last generations and become part of their owners' legacies.

From intimate side tables to a twenty-foot conference table for a municipal boardroom, Kwadwo's commissions span all fifty states. His work has garnered national recognition—featured in NBC Nightly News, CNN, and Etsy's Olympic campaign.

Kwadwo is evolving Crafted Glory from furniture studio to broader creative practice—one that encompasses architectural interventions, spatial design, and culturally-informed installations. His vision extends beyond individual commissions to projects that shape how we inhabit space, bringing West African design thinking into dialogue with contemporary architecture.

Studio visits by appointment. Commissions accepted for collectors and designers seeking unreplicable work.