The story
Hand-forged American iron.
O.W. Lee has been a family business since 1947, and it still works like one. Frames are cut, bent and welded by hand, then finished in small batches — which is why two pieces from the same collection feel related rather than identical.
The house material is wrought iron and heavy-gauge aluminum, chosen because a forged frame can be re-welded and re-finished decades later. Cushions are built on the same premise: replaceable, not disposable.
- Heritage
- Founded 1947
- Made
- Made in California
- Level
- Premium
- Styles
- Traditional · Transitional
- Category
- Lounge & Seating
Craftsmanship
How it's built.
The details that decide whether a piece still looks right in year ten.
- Forging
- Solid stock heated and shaped by hand, then welded frame by frame.
- Finish
- Multi-stage powder coat over prepared metal for real UV and chip resistance.
- Comfort
- Deep-seat geometry developed around actual sitting, not a catalog silhouette.
- Service
- Frames can be refinished and cushions rebuilt rather than thrown out.
Watch
How it's made.
Factory footage and brand films from O.W. Lee. We'll drop them in here as soon as we have the files.
Inside the California workshop — bending, welding, finishing.
One frame, start to finish, by hand.
The gallery
O.W. Lee, installed.
Made personal
See O.W. Lee in person.
Tell us what you're planning and a designer will follow up with photos, finishes and a plan.