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2020- This was a solo design/build for a client on a farm outside of Denver, Colorado. The “tiny house” (400+ sqft) is a complete electrical off grid home with well water and a composting toilet. The goal was to create a fully functional off-grid sustainable tiny home without losing out on conventional home amenities. It features 2 lofts, electrically heated floors, and a “mini” clawfoot tub. Also included is a feature ceiling consisting of reclaimed lumber, sourced from the 100+ year old farm’s past and present structures; was created (in no small part due to pandemic shortage prices).

2020-”Sweet Easy”, design/build for clients in Georgetown, Colorado. Walnut butcher block tops sourced from an Iowa saw mill over inverted whiskey barrels. Floating bar space was made modular to accommodate ongoing changes in capacity and social distancing. More photos to come.

2016

Ash, Steel.

Awkward explores the physical negotiation of sharing space with a stranger. The form, composed of rotating sequentially-cut slats along a center axis, evokes a sense of disorienting familiarity. Sitting on the tilted ends of the bench gestures the body towards the familiar, level plane of the center. The instinct to put space between oneself and a stranger is complicated by the desire to retain physical comfort, creating the opportunity for connection in public spaces.

Photo Credits: Tamara Suarez Porras and Kylie Fitts

New works developed for the return of the 2016 Guerrilla Truck Show @neocon. Shown are ash slatted pieces: Awkward Bench, Polar Light, Fanned Shelf, Leaning Table, and Tense Object. Studio photos to come. Thanks for all who attended!

2016

Maple, Steel.

This bench is an exploration of form by manipulating tension between repetition of maple slats. 

2011

Cast Iron & Maple Wood

In the world of domesticated teapots, Hot & Heavy is their feral equivalent. It is a tea service utilizing the traditional material of iron, but maintaining a minimal form typical of many kettles. Hot & Heavy embodies this essential form. Egg shaped with a curved facet on its’ underside, it rocks forward dispensing tea. Absent however, are the handles to which we are accustomed, replaced by a pair of indentations which the user must utilize with a magnetic prosthesis. Much like cast iron tea services of centuries past, Hot & Heavy relies on that same attention to ritual, process and patience. Every action is guided by simple nudges in the appropriate indents, preserving the integrity of the form, while proving a unique experience of preparation and ritual.

2012

For Brookstone

Redesign for Brookstone Labs. Design Patented. With wireless remote.

2012
Maple, Polycarbonate, Polystyrene

Table for 8  is a table to seat 8 or more. It utilizes modular tabletop panels which nest inside its frame. The maple off-kilter frame extends just beyond the table surface giving a sense of division to the table space. The tabletop panels made from layers of corrugated polycarbonate are enveloped in a cloak of melted white plastic; bound together, frozen in time.

2013

Vine is a lighting concept of objects that function under tension. LED embedded resin pods are suspended on a steel cable which act as the power supply. Low voltage travels through the pods at one end and exits out the other. Both the light and the body of the lamp are reliant upon the tensioned relationship between top and bottom cables.   

2012

Wallpaper, polystyrene

WPCBA is a functional shelving/table/lighting installation inspired by the natural movements of falling wallpaper. The forms created from folds in paper made rigid to create functionality amidst a sense of dilapidation.

2010

Steel Tube, Aluminum and Brass

Spine chair seeks to draw a functional chair from the simplest two-dimensional expression of a chair. Rolled aluminum is braced around the steel tubing while brass fittings connect the seat to the central spine.

2012 Bent Steel, LEDs

Leaning lamp is a simple low voltage lamp designed to light a space by simply casting light against a wall creating an indirect ambient glow. The larger floor lamp lights the corner of a room while the smaller desk lamp plugs into a laptop via USB, lighting the work surface.