What Moss & Lam does

Moss & Lam is a Toronto-based art and design studio founded in 1987 by Deborah Moss and Edward Lam, both graduates of the Ontario College of Art and Design. The studio designs and produces artisanal furniture, sculptural art objects, mirrors, and decorative accessories, while also executing large-scale commissioned installations for interior designers and architects. Its work spans multiple materials — bronze, marble, plaster, Impruneta terracotta, cast resin, and cotton rag paper — applied through proprietary techniques including scagliola, marbleized plaster finishing, hand-crafted paper sculpture, and cementitious plaster casting. The studio blends traditional craft methods with contemporary fabrication to produce objects intended to be both functional and aesthetic.

The business operates three revenue streams: bespoke commissions (custom artwork, wall surfaces, and three-dimensional installations), ready-made product lines sold through trade showrooms, and direct sample-sale items from design experimentation. Ready-made collections are distributed through Holly Hunt showrooms (17+ US cities plus London), Nienkamper in Canada (including the Moss Collection conference table co-development), and Studio B Toronto. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commissions and trade sales are contact-based. The studio's customer base spans luxury hospitality (Four Seasons, W Hotels, Park Hyatt, Marina Bay Sands), luxury retail (Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Lane Crawford), public institutions, high-end residential projects accessed via interior designers, and — more recently — commercial contract furniture via Nienkamper.

Moss & Lam is privately held by its founders, operates from a single studio at 58 Jutland Road in Toronto, and has no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, or M&A activity. It pursues brand visibility through design press (Wallpaper, Elle Decor, Forbes, Interior Design) and won five industry awards in 2024 for the Moss Conference Table and Colonna II, including Interior Design HiP, Best of NeoCon Silver, IDC Innovation Award of Excellence, and Interior Design Best of Year.

Name

Moss & Lam

Legal name

Moss and Lam Inc.

Website

https://mossandlam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moss & Lam is a Toronto-based art and design studio, founded in 1987, that creates artisanal furniture, sculptural objects, and large-scale custom installations for interior designers, architects, and luxury hospitality and retail clients worldwide. Distribution runs through Holly Hunt and Nienkamper.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Sculptural Furniture and Art Objects

NAICS

Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing (337122)

SIC

Household Furniture (2510)

akta.pro primary industry

Decorative Accessories Retail (Vases, Bowls, Sculptures, Figurines, Trays) (CRAIACAB)

Keywords

• Custom furniture design
• Sculptural furniture
• Art installations
• Luxury hospitality furnishings
• Bespoke design objects

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Commissions: Bespoke artwork, wall surfaces, and three-dimensional installations commissioned by interior designers and architects for specific projects. These are visually and structurally integrated with client environments.
2. Ready-made Products: Sale of designed furniture (tables, side tables), mirrors, art objects, and accessories through design showrooms and the company's own channels. Products include Gesture Mirrors, Tumble Mirrors, Colonna tables, Welli tables, and sculptural accessories.
3. Sample Sale: One-off, unique pieces from design experiments and color development sold directly. These are discontinued or experimental items with distinct characteristics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moss & Lam is a Toronto-based art and design studio that designs, manufactures, and sells sculptural furniture (side tables, conference tables, outdoor pieces), art objects and accessories (mirrors, paper sculptures, resin art objects, marble vases, chess pieces), and creates bespoke large-scale custom installations and wall surfaces for luxury hospitality, retail, and public spaces. Products are made using artisanal techniques including scagliola, marbleized plaster, Impruneta terracotta, cast resin, and hand-crafted paper, distributed through high-end design showrooms and direct commissions.

Product overview

Moss & Lam is a Toronto-based art and design studio offering a portfolio of products across three main categories: furniture (side tables, conference tables, outdoor pieces), art and accessories (mirrors, sculptural objects, vases, decorative pieces), and custom installations. The furniture line includes signature series such as the Colonna terracotta tables crafted in Italy, the Nido series with marble tops and sculptural steel bases, the Time Tables with marbleized plaster, and the W1 and Playtime collections. The art and accessories range encompasses mirrors (Gesture, Tumble, Ami series), sculptural wall pieces (Edgescape, Edge Spiral), suspended resin art objects, and decorative items like Chess Pieces and Super Famiglia marble accessories. The studio also produces custom large-scale installations for hospitality, retail, and public spaces, and offers Sample Sale pieces consisting of one-off experimental designs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outdoor Walking Bear Side Table Sculptural outdoor side table made from durable resin, stone aggregate and fiberglass, designed for all-season performance with hand-finished details.
• Welli I and Welli II Sculptural side tables carved from Eramosa stone featuring natural vein-cut linear markings and cross-cut apertures, presenting minimalist simplicity with tailored elegance.
• Colonna Series (I, II, III, IV) Terracotta tables crafted by artisans in Italy using clay from Impruneta quarries, featuring carved clay slabs arranged in contemporary columnar forms.
• Moss Conference Table Large conference table collaboration with Nienkamper unifying organic details with architectural lines, built in Toronto.
• Nido Series (Side Table, Drink Table, Console Table, Cocktail Table) Series of tables featuring sculptural bases inspired by bird nests, with distressed steel rods weaving together to support marble tops.
• Time Tables (Decade, Century, Millennium) Sculptural tables with marbleized plaster forms inspired by the passage of time, handcrafted by artisans.
• Playtime Collection (Sally, Jane, Buzz, Bud, Biff) Side tables featuring pigment meets plaster in marbling dance across geometric forms, handcrafted in the Moss and Lam studio.
• W1 Collection (Dean, Dover, Mount) Side tables using age-old marbleized plaster technique in modern silhouettes with colors dancing together in swirls.
• Tam Tam Side Table Multi-functional sculptural object handcrafted using traditional scagliola technique with energetic veining.
• Walking Bear Side Table Whimsical sculptural side table made of smooth plaster and refined Portland cement with felt feet.
• Mister Owl Side Table Sculptural hand-finished piece made of smooth plaster and refined Portland cement, symbolic of wisdom.
• Gesture Mirror (42, 36, 24) Cast bronze mirrors on slick tinted mirror capturing the essence of a circle, available in three sizes and two different mirror tints.
• Tumble Mirror (I, II, III, IV) Bronze tinted mirrors inspired by river rocks softened over time, with subtle bevel details.
• Ami Mirror (I, III, VI) Mirror series with sculptural design elements.
• Edgescape Series (Slalom, Stella, Track) Sculptural wall pieces made from 100% cotton rag paper that is inked, torn by hand, curled and arranged into unique shapes.
• Suspension I to VIII Large art objects made of clear resin blocks containing melded sculptural concavities finished in white gold, exploring contradictory elements of weightlessness and mass.
• Edge Spiral (I, II, III, IV) Sculptural paper pieces exploring texture and form.
• Super Famiglia Collection (Mama Vase, BF Bowl) Accessories collection made of Italian and French marble, handcrafted through a contemporary lens with family as the underlying theme.
• Chess Pieces Sculptural interpretations of queen, rook and knight from the chessboard, hand-casted in cementitious plaster with black and white finish options.
• Custom Installations Large-scale commissioned artwork, wall surfaces and three-dimensional installations for hospitality, retail and public spaces, including Botanica, Fairmont Royal York, Kitchener Public Library, The Londoner, Las Alcobas Napa Valley, and L'Etranger.
• Sample Sale Pieces Unique one-off sample pieces created during product development experimentation, available in limited quantities.

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Holly HuntcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary distribution partner for Moss & Lam's ready-made product lines including furniture, mirrors, and art objects. Products sold through Holly Hunt showrooms across the United States (New York, Boston, Miami, Washington DC, Stamford, Atlanta, Troy, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Scottsdale, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco) and internationally (London). The partnership covers the Gesture Mirror, Tumble Mirrors, Colonna terracotta tables, Welli tables, Nido series, Playtime collection, W1 series, Super Famiglia collection, Suspensions, Edgescapes, Chess Pieces, and various other products.
• NienkampercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration with Canadian furniture manufacturer Nienkamper for the Moss Collection. The collaboration unifies organic details with architectural lines, resulting in the Moss Conference Table beautifully built in Toronto as a testament to Canadian design and quality. Nienkamper serves as the exclusive Canadian distributor for Moss Collection products.
• Studio B TorontominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorToronto-based design showroom carrying Moss & Lam products for the Canadian market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arteriors: Arteriors designs and distributes decorative lighting, furniture, and accessories through to-the-trade showrooms across North America and internationally. Like Moss & Lam, it targets interior designers with sculptural, artisan-influenced pieces and operates in the same luxury decorative accessories category.
• Holly Hunt: Holly Hunt is Moss & Lam's primary US/UK distribution partner and also designs and manufactures its own line of luxury furniture, mirrors, lighting, and decorative accessories sold to-the-trade. Operates in the same high-end design trade channel with comparable clientele (interior designers, architects, luxury hospitality).
• Julian Chichester: UK-based luxury furniture and decorative accessories brand sold through design trade showrooms worldwide. Comparable to Moss & Lam in its emphasis on sculptural forms, premium materials, and to-the-trade distribution targeting high-end residential and hospitality projects.
• Porta Romana: British luxury furniture and lighting maker producing sculptural, hand-finished decorative pieces and furniture for interior designers and luxury hospitality. Strong material-craftsmanship overlap with Moss & Lam's artisan-driven decorative furniture and accessories.
• Ochre: British maker of artisanal lighting and furniture using plaster, bronze, and other crafted materials. Shares Moss & Lam's artisanal hand-finished positioning, sculptural aesthetic, and reliance on traditional techniques applied to contemporary design.
• Nienkamper: Nienkamper is the strategic co-development partner behind the Moss Conference Table and serves as Moss & Lam's exclusive Canadian distributor. The Toronto-based firm manufactures premium contract and institutional furniture, serving the same interior design and corporate customer base with a comparable Canadian-made positioning.
• Paul Ferrante: Los Angeles-based maker of handcrafted luxury furniture, mirrors, and lighting sold through the interior design trade. Comparable to Moss & Lam in artisanal construction, sculptural forms, and to-the-trade distribution to designers working on luxury residential and hospitality projects.
• Formations: US-based maker of decorative accessories (vases, bowls, sculptures, figurines) sold to-the-trade through designer showrooms. Directly comparable product mix to Moss & Lam's Super Famiglia, Chess Pieces, and sculptural decorative accessory offerings.

Broad incumbents

• RH (Restoration Hardware): Large publicly-traded luxury home furnishings brand offering furniture, lighting, textiles, and decor across multiple price points. Operates in the same luxury home category as Moss & Lam but at vastly greater scale and with broader, more mass-market positioning.
• Baker Furniture: Established North American maker of luxury residential and contract furniture with broader scope than Moss & Lam — serves the same interior design trade and luxury hospitality segment but across a much wider product portfolio and a longer operating history as a major industry incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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