About Us

We are a small furniture company based in Provo, Utah dedicated to creating quality home furnishings with a purpose.

We hold the philosophy that the home is a reflection of the mind. Personality, lifestyle and personal taste inform the appearance and atmosphere of your space. In the same way, the state of your environment can influence the state of your mind. Studies suggest that cluttered spaces contribute to higher levels of anxiety, reduced concentration, and the potential for developing chronic stress.

The way that home spaces affect wellness draws us, as creators, toward concepts of Japanese minimalism and the simple forms typical of Scandinavian design, the blend of which is called “Japandi”. Our goal in furniture design is to take the elements of home interiors that influence well-being and create furniture that shapes your home into a calm Life-Centered space.

Our pieces complement an intentional lifestyle. Clean, simple aesthetics and open construction encourage you to make space for what truly matters. We try to create products for every home that promote clarity, awareness and well-being.

Amargosa Studio’s minimalist approach to home furniture design emphasizes the beauty of the piece while retaining simplicity in both function and form. There's no reason to overcomplicate furniture. By focusing our designs on practical use, we ensure that the final product can give your home a sense of balance and calm.

We want you to have beautiful furniture that simplifies and harmonizes your space.

The “We" and "Our” across our website refers to the two founders and only employees of the Amargosa Studio: John Rackham and Hunter Staker. We met sharing a locker outside our middle school wood shop, and have been creating ever since. For more than 14 years of friendship we have appreciated good design and endeavored to apply it in everything we create. Furniture offers us a world of possibilities when it comes to design - possibilities that fuel our passion for creation and keep us thinking about the next project.  
Desert landscape with rocky formations and a distant mountain range.

Our Inspiration

In a search for something that shared the same principles we hope to emulate in our products, we looked to the desert. We have always felt at home in the openness of the West, and we find that the combination of the slowly changing sands and the sense of expanse perfectly embody the feelings that we incorporate into our craft. The stillness and beauty of the desert is where we draw inspiration for the designs of our products and the name of our studio.

Committed to Quality

We’re proud of the pieces we create. Our designs, materials, processes and finishes are carefully considered in order to provide the best quality furniture we can make. We want our confidence in our products to be shared by you, which is why we are happy to offer a lifetime warranty against all manufacturing defects.

Traditional Joinery

We love hardwood for its strength, beauty and versatility. Our designs highlight the construction of the piece, letting the wood demonstrate its gifts as a building material.

By showing these time-honored techniques front and center in our furniture, we hope to express our passion for woodworking and to recognize traditional joinery as the perfect marriage of function and form.

Sustainably Sourced

We value responsible manufacturing processes, and we recognize that eco-friendly practices must start before the materials for a project even get to our shop. It’s important to us that our materials come from suppliers we trust. We make sure the wood we use is sourced from forests that are sustainably managed and that it's delivered by suppliers with integrity when it comes to quality.