ABOUT HABLE

 Sisters Susan and Katharine Hable founded Hable Construction in 1999. Named after their Texan great-grandfather’s 20th-century road construction business, this design company merged their expertise and talent to create distinctive and functional products for everyday living. Hable found its roots in American manufacturing, old Postal bags, a shared appreciation for the arts and quality products, and a family legacy of independent and hardworking women. 

Susan is the creator and artist living in Athens, GA, and Katharine handles sales and operations from Corsicana, TX. Together they combine practicality, sophistication, and timelessness into their work. Hable creates bold and graphic designs dubbed with colorful, hand-drawn patterns that have become the hallmark of their aesthetic. Skilled artists create all Hable products; In an old New England factory, they employ traditional screen-printing processes, and most of Hable’s furniture is fabricated in North Carolina with a 100-year-old family-owned business that shares their commitment to honoring family history and artistic intricacy. Their online shop offers beautiful home accents, creative projects, and collaborations. Hable works with many wonderful partners and most recently launched a lighting collection with Visual Comfort Studio and an impressive digital art collection with Soicher Marin. In Fall 2023, Hable will be the first designer to partner with Hickory Chair to create an outdoor collection! In the upcoming year, Susan and Katharine plan to open Höebel, a gallery in downtown Corsicana, named after their original surname spelling. 

HABLE CONSTRUCTION
EST 1999

Sisters Susan and Katharine Hable founded the design company Hable Construction in 1999. Named after their Texan great-grandfather’s 20th century road construction business, this new generation merged their expertise and talent to create distinctive and functional products for everyday living. Paving roads of a different sort, the Hable sisters have entered the 21st century as leaders in textile design while expanding their studio to create furniture, fine art, and custom designs with incredible partners.

Susan is the creator and artist living in Athens, GA and Katharine handles sales and operations from Corsicana, TX. Together they combine practicality, sophistication, and timelessness into all of their work. Operating on the belief that the layering of color, texture, and form inspires, Hable Construction creates bold and graphic designs dubbed with colorful, hand-drawn patterns that have become the hallmark of their aesthetic. All Hable products are created by skilled artists. In an old New England factory we employ traditional screen-printing processes. Most of our furniture is fabricated in North Carolina with a 100 year old family owned business.

MEET THE SISTERS BEHIND HABLE CONSTRUCTION

KATHARINE HABLE

Raised in Corsicana, Texas, Katharine Hable has recently returned home after spending the last 30 years in NYC and Athens, GA most recently. She is the entrepreneurial force behind Hable Construction. With an academic foundation in journalism and marketing, Katharine refined her expertise at PoloRalph Lauren and Kate Spade prior to collaborating with her sister Susan on Hable Construction. Intelligent and determined, Katharine facilitated the formation of their business as the next logical step in a family of independent and hardworking women.  Susan and Katharine acquired two buildings in their hometown and are planning to open an art gallery in late 2023/24 called Hoebel Gallery after their original surname spelling.

SUSAN HABLE

Born and raised in Corsicana, Texas, Susan Hable resides in Athens, Georgia and is the artist and designer behind the boldly colored and hand drawn patterns of Hable Construction Design Studio. Susan has a fine art education with experience in collage, sculpture, welding, drawing, printmaking, and painting. Most recognized by her sensibility with color and form, she’s honed an aesthetic that’s timeless. Inspired by travels to Italy, Asia, and South America as well as her garden and community, Susan’s work has a global appeal with an intimate presence. You may find her designs on all Hable products as well as her own collection of fine art including paintings and sculpture.

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