Third-generation furniture designers Mackenzie Lewis and Tanner Moussa—their grandfather began in accessories and their father founded Arteriors—are carving a path all their own. In 2022, the sibling duo launched MOUS, introducing bold, sculptural pieces for the trade industry and collectors, followed by the recent debut of ACRE, which extends their ethos to a broader market through accessible wholesale furnishings.
For Moussa, design is a creative outlet that balanced his business education. “I remember naturally wanting to sketch things I dreamt up during my free time—restaurant interiors, architectural façades, and landscapes filled up my many notebooks,” he shares.
Lewis, meanwhile, recalls summers in the Arteriors warehouse wiring lamps and supporting the quality control team. “Being exposed to every side of a manufacturing company gave us a real understanding of the value and importance of each step in how a product is designed, made, and sold and delivered to the end customer,” she says. That firsthand understanding of process shapes both brands today.
A range of lamps from ACRE
With MOUS, furniture becomes functional art. “We’ve witnessed the greatest craftsmanship and the hardest feats of making things,” says Lewis. “We wanted to apply these trades and materials, [as well as] reveal their capabilities through our vision.” The brand’s inaugural Narrative Arc collection “shifted the industry’s perception from solely knowing our family’s design history into us being visionaries and makers of our own,” Moussa points out.
ACRE offers a distinct point of view, drawing inspiration from nature and architectural restraint. Its current collection spans lighting, accessories, and accent furniture—from the Run Wild side table wrapped in natural rope to the vintage brass Cloud Cover lamp. “At the core, we want our pieces to be functional designs that will stand the test of time,” says Lewis.
Collaborations have brought their work into hospitality, too. Studio Collective, for instance, incorporated custom MOUS furnishings in its design for the Moore, a hotel and members club in Miami. “It would be a dream to continue seeing our pieces in large-scale hospitality projects,” says Moussa. “Perhaps a mountain resort.”
This article originally appeared in HD’s February/March 2026 issue.
