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Step    
Furniture2026
Step is a modular furniture system composed of individual units that can be configured for a wide variety of domestic functions, including seating, shelving, and surfaces of various types.

Step is designed and produced with discernment from durable material, insisting a mode of production and consumption situated in opposition to the damage of contemporary capitalism.

Developed and produced for my MFA thesis at Cranbrook Academy of Art, and displayed in the 2026 Graduate Degree Exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum. 

Hard Maple, wool felt.

Photos: Daniel Ribar.
Open Air Furniture Design    
Furniture2025
A collection of outdoor furniture assembled from salvaged patio chairs at the Ox-Bow campfire, scrap steel from the metalworking studio, and cedar fencing from the grounds.

Developed as part of Open Air Furniture Design, a summer class at the Ox-Bow School of Art led by Chicago artist & writer John Preus. 

Steel, aluminum, cedar, nylon, paint.
B.Y.O.B.
Lighting2025
Brick base adjustable table lamp. 

Powdercoated steel, cement brick, IKEA HAVSRIS cord set, magnetic cord keeper.

Photos: Daniel Ribar, Model: Shu Wang.
UnionCeramics/Houseware2025
Slip cast porcelain cup molded from cast iron pipe fitting.

Porcelain.
Cathedral (Laborare est orare)
Sculpture/Installation2025
Installation of three hand trucks with laser cut acrylic panels portraying Jesus as a carpenter’s apprentice. Imagery from stained glass in Church of St James in Le Treport.

Exhibited as part of Hatchback 19 exhibition juried by Grace Serra at Hatch Art Gallery in Hamtramck, MI in 2025.

Hand trucks, acrylic, nylon twine.
For my Brother (Vessel)Houseware2024
Lathe-turned funerary vessel. 

Mahogany.
Teak Frog
Sculpture2024
Carved teak table sculpture with felt lilypad. 

Exhibited as part of Selling to the Smiths exhibition at the Frank Lloyd Wright Smith House in 2024.

Teak, felt.

Photo: Ayako Aratani.
Ambient Home: Pitch ForkFurniture/Sculpture2024
Tuning fork coat/hat rack. Part of “Ambient Home” series exploring the symbolism of sound in domestic space.

Teak, mild steel.

Ambient Home: Tubular ShelvesStorage/Sculpture2024
Side table/shelving unit made CNC milled acrylic panel with PVC pipe cut to lengths that correspond to a musical scale, emulating pitched percussion instruments like the marimba & tubular bells. 

PVC, frosted acrylic. 

Ambient Home: Key HookHouseware/Sculpture2024
Wall mounted key/hat/accessory hanger made with tuning forks. Each fork harmonizes with the others, allowing for unique interactions for different users within a domestic space.

Teak, tuning forks, rubber mallet.
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