This chair is driven by intentionality and minimalism; an end product that is beautiful in any state. It takes less than twenty seconds to (toollessly) transform from a rectangular board of wood, to an object that commands a room. Great care was taken to ensure the woodgrain is consistent, to always looks like a continuous plank both in its neutral form and then bent into a seemingly impossible shape.

Materials: 1075 Spring Steel, 5/4 Sapele Hardwood

Crest is an exploration of the intersection between designer aesthetics and flat-packability. It evokes an eye-catching profile within the constraints of 2.5-dimensional shapes that can stack compactly. As an engineer and mechanical designer, I challenged myself to focus as much as I could on the chair’s aesthetics and keep the assembly complexity to a minimum. The tension between the curvature of the legs, arms, and back elicits the push and pull of a cresting wave or rolling mountains.

Materials: Walnut, Brass Fasteners, Velvet

A comfortable, casual, lounge chair that elegantly incorporates mechanisms for collapsibility.

Materials: Birch Plywood, Sapele, Stainless Steel

Nido is a chair designed to explore the interplay between the geometric and the organic. Nido, meaning ‘nest’ in Spanish, is constructed with 50 uniquely crafted wooden legs, connected at two pivot points which afford the ability to lay flat or fold into its unique form. Like a nest, the chair is an accomplishment of engineering that creates a meaning larger than the sum of its wood. The entirely wooden aesthetic of the Nido chair serves to evoke a sense of home, although with a new take on the familiar wooden relaxation chair.

Materials: Douglas Fir, Brass Hardware, Aluminum Tube

My main source of inspiration for this project was the idea of suspension. I wanted my chair to feel like you were suspended in air - imbuing comfortable elegance.

Materials: Steel tubing, Walnut, Leather

A stylish and comfortable seating option designed to evoke a beachy atmosphere in any workspace. The Sea-Sweet chair combines the design of the traditional beach lounger with the professional aesthetic that you would see in an executive office environment.

Materials: Steel tubing, Nylon fabric, Polyester lacing, Steel hinges

Lai is a French word that captures the meaning of the word saga. While the primary intent of my design was to create a chair especially built for reading and long term lounging, the name of my piece also captures the growth and experimentation carried out along the process. I am greatly inspired by the human centered design of furniture and the opportunity to transform a space through unique and high fidelity pieces.

Materials: Red Oak, Brass Hardware, Pine, Walnut, Cane, Fabric

Masterfully blending modernist simplicity and traditional ingenuity, the Obelo Lounge One draws inspiration from Le Corbusier’s iconic LC4 Chaise Lounge and chaises à palabre africaines (African palaver chairs) used by kings across the continent, evoking a balance of sophistication and leisure. As one floats upon its confident stance, minimalist design, and warm materiality, the Obelo Lounge One adds a statement of elegance and comfort to any home or office.

Materials: Cherry wood, Steel, Carbon

Like a stack of balanced pebbles Koishi is about harmony and suspension; complementing details of different pieces coming together to complete a whole.

Materials: Baltic Birch ply, Brass hardware, Steel sheet, Steel fasteners, Rubber washers

No home is complete without a spot that is uniquely yours. Whether that be your favorite seat on your couch or the niche in your bed that lulls you to sleep. I designed Dune to be that spot for me.

Materials: Birch plywood, Sapele hardwood, Bolts, Brass inserts

SplitBark is a unique take on the traditional auditorium folding chair. SplitBark strives to create the illusion of suspended seating, a broken, or perhaps “split” chair, its feet, seat and backrest divided into curved sections along the center seam. I tend to strive towards experimentation with light, exploring contrast between shadows, transparancy, and translucency. SplitBark draws its name from an armor set in a childhood video game, named after the broken bark that formed a sturdy protective coat around its wearer. My chair does not protect anyone as armor, but rather offers a place to sit with a modest swiveling backrest for “comfort.”

Materials: African Mahogany, Deep Pour Epoxy Resin, Brass Hardware