Cypress DesignWorks

Evan and Nicole Valardi of Cypress DesignWorks, a husband-and-wife team, craft heirloom-quality furniture, blending Evan's woodworking expertise with Nicole's finishing skills, delivering personalized, genuine pieces.

Jack W Lennie

Jan 11, 2024 — 3 min read

Edition One Feature (September 2020)
Words by: Nicole Valardi
Location: Clover, South Carolina, USA
Photo Credits: ©Cypress DesignWorks

We are a husband-and-wife team. Evan designs our furniture and is responsible for bringing those designs to life, while I handle all of the painting and finishing of our furniture, and manage our website and marketing endeavours. We bring a lot of energy and excitement to our business and work together to generate heirloom quality furniture.

We are a mechanical engineer and a graphic designer respectively. These backgrounds affect our designs in terms of both quality and style. We both have a passion for learning and mastery and are always excited to develop our trade and move our skills to the next level.

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