After initially studying musical theatre craft, Amanda Yoder moved to New York City to pursue a career in the performing arts. In 2020, she returned to North Carolina to study woodworking at Haywood Community College, where she also fell in love with the region’s Folk Victorian and Arts & Crafts architectural traditions. Now based in Brooklyn, she runs Coda Wood Studio, designing and making modern furniture and homewares with an old soul. In design and craftsmanship, Amanda seeks to create functional pieces that can live in both a modern and historical context, drawing influences from 18th- and 19th-century motifs, as well as contemporary trends. Her work has been featured at the International Woodworking Festival (Design Emphasis Finalist, 2022), Artfields (Exhibition Award, 2023), and the Asheville Art Museum.