Brenelli isn’t just the fusion of two last names–it’s the blending of hard work, art, and love to create sustainable and thoughtfully designed furniture. Located in Wake Forest, NC, Brenelli combines more than a decade of woodworking and teaching experience to uphold the traditions and knowledge needed to produce fine furniture that families will hand down through generations. 

Matt Brenn got his start in woodworking from a very young age, spending time in the shop with his grandfather and father, both seasoned woodworkers. After studying for his doctorate in philosophy, he has spent the last decade sharpening and expanding his career as a professional woodworker.

Matt’s proudest moment as a furniture maker, before founding Brenelli Furniture & Design, was working as the Lead Designer and General Manager of a well-known furniture studio in the Raleigh-Durham area. During this time, he was able to design and engineer a custom furniture collection for the globally-recognized High Point Furniture Market, while also designing award-winning furniture pieces for some of the best-known interior design firms in North Carolina. 

Prior to that experience, Matt worked for several high-level woodworking companies in heavy metropolitan areas, including Chicago and Cleveland. When he’s not working as the lead designer and maker at Brenelli, he teaches woodworking and furniture design part-time at North Carolina State University. 

Amanda Finelli uses her skills as a Public Affairs strategist to keep Brenelli innovative, dynamic, and on track. Being married to Matt has taught her very well that the creative processes of fine furniture making need to be as disciplined and concentrated as they are organic and free-flowing. This is where Amanda comes in, finding creative ways to make Brenelli an industry-forward and client-focused company. 

Together, Matt and Amanda have combined their love of philosophy, woodworking and North Carolina in order to form a business that they will hand down through generations.  The two live in Wake Forest with their perfect dogs, Arlo and Dee. 

This is Brenelli Furniture & Design.