Eidolon Designs is a team of craftsmen and designers lead by husband-and-wife Mike Parker and Ann Cowperthwaite. Handmade in downtown Raleigh since 1985.
Eidolon Designs is a team of craftsmen and designers lead by husband-and-wife Mike Parker and Ann Cowperthwaite. We specialize in custom designed high-quality furniture, special architectural projects, and millwork for clients who value the personal over the manufactured. Handmade in our downtown Raleigh studio since 1985. Mike uses his creative engineering and fabrication expertise to assure structural integrity, Ann her thoughtful visual articulation to assure beautiful presentation, and our craftsman their skill to create products designed to last a lifetime. This is our way: just a few artisans with a passion for our craft. Creating by hand takes a measurable part of our lives and we like it this way. The integrity of our process will always take precedence over expediency. ABOUT THE STUDIO Eidolon Designs is the manifestation of two visions coming together. Owners Mike Parker and Ann Cowperthwaite shared studio space in downtown Raleigh’s Boylan Heights neighborhood for many years before falling in love and combining their artisan efforts to form Eidolon Designs. Ann Cowperthwaite is a sculptor, teacher, and affable personality. She is the voice to the vision, helping you understand how we can accomplish your goals. In naming Eidolon, she set the precedent of integrity with which we apply ourselves. Ann is paramount in building Eidolon’s strong relationship with the design and arts community in Raleigh. She is the heart of design and the masterful liaison between the client and the shop. Mike Parker maintained Mike Parker Cabinetry for twenty years before expanding his scope to integrate diverse projects and materials. His thoroughness and sense of responsibility result in an unprecedented attention to detail. As an engineer, Mike matches complex systems with forethought to ensure every project is precisely what the client envisions. He lives by the mantra, “It’s not a problem, it’s a challenge.” Mike and Ann lead a 3-year apprenticeship program to continue a lasting tradition of handmade, heirloom-quality work.
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