About The Maker

William Connor Atchison is a graduate of Washington Community High School, where he was active in the art program, production of plays/musicals, scholastic bowl, and other tomfoolery. To prevent going broke making furniture, he’s worked in landscaping, detasseling, a lumberyard, a sheet metal factory, and a custom stair shop. Upon request, he has built and shipped furniture for clients across the country.

He studied for 3 semesters, majoring in Industrial Design, in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He now works full time as a shop carpenter.

William has won a variety of awards for pieces of furniture and sculpture, including a Scholastic Art and Writing National Gold Medal for “Ebonized Oak Daybed” and a National Silver Medal w/ Distinction for his portfolio “Furniture Designs to Advance Sustainability and Combat Consumerism”.