I had a thought while riding my bike today (first time all spring!): I will never be lost again. While riding around town, I thought about how I used to ride my bike around the city of Providence during my senior year at RISD, I (more)

I make coffee almost every morning. I recently assessed the objects I use daily to accomplish this. The objects encompass a hugely diverse breadth; all for one brief, simple ritual. The four objects are: An old silver teapot I found three years ago on the (more)

New work! A reinvention of a traditional Japanese folding fan. My 5th and final project to come out of my Fulbright year in Japan. Traditional folding fans are made of paper on a bamboo frame and were invented in Japan some time between the 6th and (more)

I’ve just acquired a 1000+ piece rock collection at a garage sale for $5. Indefinite inspiration.

My final ceramic project in Japan was a series of porcelain bowls. I made them in early January, and then used them throughout the year until it came time to pack up and head home last month. I carefully packed over 50 fragile ceramic wares (more)

During a recent trip to Hong Kong, I spotted bamboo scaffolding all across the city. It was unexpected to see a natural material at use in such a modern setting. Hong Kong is a high tech, futuristic city, which made the contrast to the natural (more)

Like a jack o’ lantern with a pineapple in place of a pumpkin, this unexpected and simple apparatus completely transformed this dingy bathroom found in a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, by creating an incredible diffused light and bold tropical aroma.

Over the course of the past year, I have visited and worked in many studios and workshops throughout Japan. This one is my favorite. Something about the light, the openness, the stubborn plants and vines that worked their way inside, and the very obvious lived-in (more)

I noticed these stools in a cafe today. They are quite eye catching and have a fun appearance, like a under-ripe strawberry. At first inspection, I thought they were designed this way; with the brilliant cherry red vinyl that sharply fades into pure white on one side. (more)

Two approaches to retrofitting the design of an existing system with a new feature. In these examples, the latter is much more aware of its context: instead of simply being an addition like the intercom, the mailbox finds a coherent use for what already exists.