Form, story,
and connection.

Meet the Maker

Welcome to Forma Woodworks, a small Eastern Iowa shop offering bespoke furniture and custom carpentry. I'm Doune Alderdyce, founder of Forma, and I'm glad you're here.

I'd like to invite you along for the journey. This isn't just about furniture. It's about form, story, and connection.

Doune Alderdyce

The Maker

My passion for woodworking began at a young age when my father introduced carpentry and cabinet-building into my life. I always enjoyed construction, but I truly thrived during the creative process — when an idea and a piece of material starts to take on a form of their own.

My design sensibility is rooted in modern simplicity and functional elegance, while honoring traditional, tried-and-true joinery methods that have stood for generations. I believe materials, joinery, and sustainability converge to build pieces that genuinely pass the test of time.

I've always believed that good furniture should feel like more than something you use — it should feel like it belongs to you. Let's build something worth cherishing.

Founder, Forma Woodworks


Materials, joinery, and sustainability converge — building pieces that pass the test of time.

— Doune Alderdyce, Forma Woodworks