Plyboo Bed

Interests in sustainable materials and building techniques led to a physical investigation of a particular material, bamboo plywood. Making a large piece of furniture made it possible to design in terms akin to architecture. For reasons both practical and metaphoric, a bed seemed an especially fitting structure to be built with such materials.

Sparks + Glows

This lightbox was built to display the client’s 1/4” thick glass antique x-rays. Inspiration for the form was taken from architecture and furniture of the early 1900’s, when the x-rays were produced. Linework detailing of that period was used as the design of the form, so as to not detract from the focus of the piece.

Rigid Flexible Stool

Interests in textiles and weaving, specifically the tension of a warp and weft structure, was integral to the conception of this project. This stool is a seemingly rigid structure that has the flexible characteristics of a textile, and the seating shifts with the user’s movements.

Phone Booth

Furniture for the Pine Street Inn Homeless Shelter

Given a small budget and a 2’ x 4’ space to work with, an answer was sought to create a “phone booth” for an alcove in a hallway between a bathroom and kitchen for a homeless shelter in Boston. Such tight parameters made transformability all but necessary.  Therefore, the seat of the booth can be raised and lowered, while the alcove above neatly houses a phone and phone book.