Los Angeles-based custom furniture maker Lawson-Fenning’s latest 19-piece Bosque collection of upholstery and case goods is not meant to function as simple furniture or decorative objects placed inside a room. Instead, these pieces are designed to work like architectural elements that become part of the room’s atmosphere itself.
Debuted during NYCxDesign 2026, the collection takes cues from the 1960s Japanese Metabolist movement, which imagined buildings as landscape structures that gave shape to the life around them. Lawson-Fenning took the same design approach and brought it down to the scale of a room. All the Bosque pieces are broad, low, and deliberately grounded. They are designed less as objects in a room than as the architecture of the room itself.
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Glenn Lawson says, “We were drawn to the clarity of the Metabolist movement, but we didn’t want it to feel rigid. The goal was to take that sense of intention and permanence and soften it into something you actually want to live with every day.”
Its name, Spanish for “forest,” reflects the thinking behind the collection. A forest is not defined by a single tree, as it works like a connected system where each element shapes the space around it. Bosque follows the same idea, with all the pieces designed to exist together as part of a larger environment rather than stand alone.
The softening nature is followed throughout the collection, without any sharp angles or edges, softening the furnishings with rounded silhouettes. Handmade hardware and hand-cut joinery force you to take a closer look, while the upholstery is broad enough to anchor a room. The tables are rooted, designed to feel as fixed as the trunk of a tree; the case goods are substantial but quiet.
“There’s a tension we like between strong silhouettes and softer geometry,” Fenning says. “Nothing is overly sharp. Everything has a radius or a curve, so the pieces feel welcoming even when they’re bold.”
The core highlight of the collection is the Bosque tables that feature unique tops in round or rectangular shapes. The solid wood construction with rounded legs adds character to the pieces without sharpening their look. The top can be chosen with an inset in leather, wood, or stone, each material changing the table’s relationship to the space it is placed in.
Likewise, the Bosque sofa utilizes proportions with a broad, low, deliberately grounded look that anchors a room without dominating it. Its sleek profile sits closer to the floor, with cushions plush enough to soften the architecture of the frame. The Bosque lounge chair is also distinguished by its upholstery on a broad seat and a rounded back.
The storage pieces feature handmade hardware and hand-cut joinery, along with bold forms softened by detail close-up. These pieces offer a solid, architectural presence similar to other large items in the collection.
The Bosque collection is built in solid white oak and American walnut and comes in three new finishes, including Medium Oak, Light Oak, and Bleached Oak. Alongside the Bosque collection, Lawson-Fenning is releasing a limited series of side tables in collaboration with New York ceramic artist Bruno Grizzo. Each features a hand-painted ceramic top, individually made and custom-fit to the piece.
Special thanks to Julia Sag of Lawson-Fenning for sharing the information and images with us!
