From 1950s, furniture has been more than a business in our family.
It's been a craft, a responsibility, and a promise.
A promise that if our name was attached to a piece of furniture, it would be built to serve a family for years—not just until the next trend arrived.
Today, that promise lives on through Evelyne.
A Legacy Built by Hand Since the 1950s
My family's journey began in the 1950s when my grandfather started building custom furniture by hand.
Back then, furniture wasn't viewed as disposable. It was an investment. Families expected it to last through life's biggest moments and often pass it down to the next generation.
My grandfather built every piece with that philosophy in mind. Quality came first. Craftsmanship mattered. Reputation was everything.
As a child, I spent countless hours around furniture workshops, watching craftsmen obsess over details most people would never notice. I learned that furniture wasn't simply about wood, fabric, or cushions.
It was about the families who would gather around it for decades.
Some of the furniture my grandfather built more than half a century ago is still being used today.
That was the standard I grew up with.
The Sofa That Opened My Eyes
After graduating college, I bought my first sofa. Like many young adults, I worked hard for it. It wasn’t just furniture — it was one of the first major purchases of my adult life. I still remember the excitement when it arrived. It made my apartment finally feel like home. But six months later, it was already falling apart. The cushions sagged, the frame creaked, and the fabric looked tired and worn. What frustrated me wasn’t just that it broke. It was realizing that this had become normal. The deeper I looked into the furniture industry, the more disappointed I became. Companies were spending millions perfecting marketing campaigns while cutting corners on the product itself. Furniture was being designed around trends instead of longevity. Lower-quality materials replaced better ones. Products were engineered to maximize margins rather than lifespan. And families were left replacing furniture far sooner than they should. The industry I grew up loving had forgotten the very people it was supposed to serve: families.
Why We Started Evelyne
I started The Evelyne because I believed families deserved better.
A sofa is not just another purchase. It is where your children take their first steps, where movie nights become family traditions, where your dog curls up after a long day, and where everyday conversations turn into memories.
The furniture that carries those moments should be built to last.
That is why every Evelyne sofa is designed with the same principles my grandfather believed in decades ago: timeless design, durable materials, washable covers for real life, and modular flexibility that grows and changes with your family.
We believe furniture should make life easier, not become something you have to replace a few years later.
Because when a sofa becomes part of your home, it also becomes part of your family’s story. That responsibility should never be taken lightly.
This Is Personal
The sofa I bought after college should have lasted longer than six months. But it didn't. And the sad truth is, that story isn't rare anymore—it's become the norm. Families spend thousands of dollars on furniture that looks beautiful in a showroom or online, only to watch it sag, wear out, or fall apart years sooner than it should. Somewhere along the way, the furniture industry stopped building for families and started building for replacement cycles. The Evelyne was created to challenge that. We believe furniture should be built the way my grandfather built it in the 1950s—with pride, integrity, and the expectation that it will serve a family for years to come. Every decision we make is guided by a simple question: "Would we be proud to have this in our own home?" Because when you bring an Evelyne sofa into your living room, we don't see it as another order. We see it as a responsibility. A responsibility to build something worthy of your family gatherings, your movie nights, your children's milestones, and the everyday moments that become lifelong memories. Furniture shouldn't be disposable. It should be trusted, lived in, and loved for years. That's the standard we inherited, and that's the standard we're committed to bringing back.
— Ryan Ng
Co-Founder, Evelyne
Third-Generation Furniture Maker
