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ORDERS SHIPPING SOON! Our line of occasional tables and DIY furniture legs is coming together in the studio. Kickstarter orders head out as soon as next week, limited units available on our website for early December delivery.
A celebration of the exhibition “Alexander Girard, Reverberations — Forever” a show that highlighted the timeless influence of iconic mid-century American designer Alexander Girard—and featured contemporary work that echoed Gi
A humble poster for a window, for a wall, for your city. Over the last few months Chicago has been terrorized by masked men indiscriminately taking away our neighbors and tossing chemical weapons at anyone who protests. But in Chicago, we look out
Nº6 is the latest design for the “Timeless/Endless Project”—an exploration of time, through time, over time. Essentially I’m brainstorming in physical form and releasing the results as experimental limited editions. Time
Reminiscent of industrial safety mirrors, Nº6 is made from laser cut mirrored acrylic, rivets and rubber trim. The exposed rivets act as both a functional and an aesthetic detail—the clock face is riveted to bent aluminum brackets for secu
Timepiece Nº6 interprets time as “self-reflection” — how we spend our time reveals who we are through our choices, habits, and priorities. Nº6 portrays the passing of time through its changing hands, but also through your
A bubbler is a handheld pipe that uses water to filter smoke, resulting in a smoother experience and plenty of bubbles. By using a mug as the central vessel, our bubbler is easier to fill with water, convenient to hold, more stable on a table and ver
The Straw Cup was born when US manufacturing tariffs killed my glassware line. I had a surplus of slightly imperfect mugs in the studio looking for a use—with the addition of an existing cork from the Slow System (another victim of tariffs) and
Straw Cup en situ (from @renaudco )
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