How Does Eidos Design Studio's Custom Furniture Process Work?

Eidos Design Studio builds one-of-a-kind furniture to a client's exact specifications, and its published process has three stages: a custom design phase where requirements are understood and a sketch is agreed to, a hand-crafting phase where the piece is built to those requirements, and delivery of the finished furniture. This applies if you need something no existing furniture can satisfy — the studio states that clients often come to it precisely because their requirements can't be met by off-the-shelf pieces.

The Three Stages

1. Custom Process

The studio says it first works to understand the unique requirements, then crafts a sketch, and the design is agreed to before anything is built. The agreement step is the gate: nothing moves forward until you and the maker share the same picture of the piece.

2. Execution

The furniture is hand crafted to meet the client's exact requirements. This is where the agreed design becomes a physical object, built around your specifications rather than adapted from a standard model.

3. Finished Furniture

The completed custom piece is delivered to the client.

What You Can Commission

The studio lists a broad range of furniture craftsmanship, which is useful for judging whether your project fits:

The site also notes "and more," so the list is illustrative rather than a closed catalog.

Two Ways to Order

• Signature pieces — a select number of designs (for example Thauston, Curvaceous, the Mirror, Bathos, Donum Bar Stool) that you can order to be created for you. The stated choice is the type of wood you want.
• Fully custom work — for requirements where no existing furniture is available and the piece needs to be one of a kind.

Who Does the Work

Glenn Ward is described as a master woodworker who creates high-end custom furniture for discerning clientele, using fine-grade materials chosen for tactile richness and aesthetic beauty, with the aim of furniture of enduring quality. The studio characterizes the style as sinuous curves and rectilinear lines — timeless and contemporary, classic yet modern.

How to Start

The site's call to action is to call for a consultation and contact Glenn. If you want a signature piece, you can instead start by selecting the wood type. Either way, the first real step in the process is the same: getting your requirements understood well enough that a sketch can be drawn and agreed to.

What to Prepare Before the Consultation

Because the process begins with requirements and a sketch, the more concrete you are up front, the faster the design stage goes. Useful things to bring:

• The room or space the piece is for, including dimensions and how it will be used
• Any existing furniture or style it needs to sit alongside
• Which of the listed categories your project falls into, or a note that it falls outside them
• Your wood preference, especially if you're ordering a signature piece
• Any hard constraints — fixed openings, ceiling heights, or pieces it must fit around

The studio does not publish pricing or lead times on the page, so treat cost and schedule as questions for the consultation rather than assumptions.