How it all started…
Owner, Stephen Cortez, started his journey in furniture dating back to 2009. Graduating from Nashoba Valley Technical HS in Westford MA, he took with him experience in carpentry and cabinetmaking. This sparked his interest in the industry and would come to find him again down the road.
After receiving his BS in Business Management from Framingham State University, he fell into a cabinetmaking job right down the road from his alma mater after no luck finding a “business” or “office” job. This turned into working in the furniture and design fields for the past 8 years.
“Imagine how much effort and care I would put into something of my own”. This simple question to himself sparked these very words you read now. Hoping to work with architects, builders, clients and designers in and out of the New England areas is his aim and dream to accomplish. Forty Four Designs now is his own to build and grow.