FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - FURNITURE & LIGHTING

This Tire Rocker has traveled a lot. Most recently is was one of the most comfortable and popular chairs in Miami's Art Basel. Many more companion pieces coming. 

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Some of the new more raw direction of my lighting. 

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A double ceiling fan that ceased functioning finds a special new life as these fun table lamps. 

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After collecting a series of gorgeous old worn fishing poles it became apparent that a floor lamp was what they wanted to be. 

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Simple coffee table design that spun off of the Garden Hose Hassock. 

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Custom project created on site at Construction Junction in Pittsburgh, PA. Amazing place with an amazing amount of recovered materials ready to be repurposed. 

7 wall mounted toilets make the 500lb base to this. LED tube lighting then illuminates this 8' x 8' wonder. 

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work in progress.

I have always loved the enamel metal bowls and other items like these. This piece just made sense. lol

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work in progress.

the inside will be low-voltage headlights.

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This jewelry-like industrial peace can really dress up even a simple room.

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This idea was sparked after a visit to the hardware store. The way hose is packaged in the store just spoke to me.

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With hundreds of dollars of crystal on this umbrella frame, how can it not be beautiful! The crystal configuration was to reflect the idea of rain. 

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These inner Buick Riviera hub cap parts make a gorgeous pendant lamp pair. 

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This beautiful piece of metal was dug out of a scrap yard. The curves cause reflective light and shadows from the blades which make this a signature piece with sculptural style. 

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work in progress. 

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The color and character of these wonderful cans for the 50's is really what gives this peace so much character. 

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Choosing custom lighting like these two pieces with all their character can really take a room beyond the ordinary. 

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An incredibly huge amount of work. HUGE amount of work. But here it is, finally completed and it feels so good. This is the kind of dressing cabinet that can change the way you get yourself together to go out the door. Including a vented shoe drawer on the bottom. 

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An incredibly huge amount of work. HUGE amount of work. But here it is, finally completed and it feels so good. This is the kind of dressing cabinet that can change the way you get yourself together to go out the door. Including a vented shoe drawer on the bottom. 

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An incredibly huge amount of work. HUGE amount of work. But here it is, finally completed and it feels so good. This is the kind of dressing cabinet that can change the way you get yourself together to go out the door. Including a vented shoe drawer on the bottom. 

http://www.refitordie.com

An incredibly huge amount of work. HUGE amount of work. But here it is, finally completed and it feels so good. This is the kind of dressing cabinet that can change the way you get yourself together to go out the door. Including a vented shoe drawer on the bottom. 

http://www.refitordie.com

My fascination continues with the beautiful objects. Though packed with a ton of humor, my design was really primarily focused on the structural power of crutches and their simple beauty. 

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An incredibly huge amount of work. HUGE amount of work. But here it is, finally completed and it feels so good. This is the kind of dressing cabinet that can change the way you get yourself together to go out the door. Including a vented shoe drawer on the bottom. 

http://www.refitordie.com

The design and birth of this was not so much a conceptual marriage as are most of my items but a texture and material one. Though I lean towards and prefer the conceptual marriage, I do love this one too. 

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This piece was conceived after The Crutch Bar was in need of something to hold the bottles and glasses. 

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My fascination continues with the beautiful objects. Though packed with a ton of humor, my design was really primarily focused on the structural power of crutches and their simple beauty. 

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After The Tire Rocker, this one became apparent. Using tire irons to create the angled base just set it up perfectly. 

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The design and birth of this was not so much a conceptual marriage as are most of my items but a texture and material one. Though I lean towards and prefer the conceptual marriage, I do love this one too. 

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work in progress.

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The look and delicate stencil of a map of the earth on this very memorable 70's coffee pot made it a definite to become a pendant lamp. 

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A rack of test tubes becomes a wall sconce with raw exposed wiring mixing industrial treatment with a sparkly ballroom type glitter. 

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This is one of many to come. Suitcases made into various bedroom dresser configurations.

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There is just so much charm to these old suitcases that putting them front and center in your guest powder room is too perfect. 

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Simplicity is paramount. This Cooper Cheese cover made a perfect shade for this pendant lamp. 

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This is one of many to come. Suitcases made into various bedroom dresser configurations.

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This is one of many to come. Suitcases made into various bedroom dresser configurations.

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The curve of these old beauties just cried out to be tall and grand. Here are three cross country skis in all their simple glory.

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Disco is dead? Not with this one. Two hub caps and the chrome top bulbs make this a new retro look indeed. 

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Just beautiful old copper and brass machine parts blended together to become one new item.

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Still in development, this 70's Samsonite suitcase makes a fun contemporary medicine cabinet. 

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This wooden birdcage just needed to be attached directly to the ceiling. Copper sockets and a sheer stretched mesh fabric finish it off. 

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Lots of copper plumbing and valves meet this wood frame and glass to make a great table to sit close with friends over a bite. 

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The shape of the pins just looked like the sweetest chubby little legs for a stool, I just had to!

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The assortment of these coffee cans, their colors and style make these so charming for a kitchen table.

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The warmth of the wood and sheer fabric brings a human and natural glow into a cooler or even darker room. 

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The mid-century vibe this table gives along with the industrial bridge like quality from the steel cables makes it perfect in a mid-century to contemporary environment.

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Reading that packaging material makes up 36% of our waste, I started doing these lighting pieces (envoltura = wrapper [packaging] )

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The simple shape of those cages that surround a fan for the protection of your fingers once stretch with fabric, make lovely mid-century like lighting. 

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This whole piece started from one of the oldest upright vacuum cleaners I ever saw. The metal parts are all from the vacuum cleaner and the wood was ply that I cut and shaped to create the curved balance. 

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This whole piece started from one of the oldest upright vacuum cleaners I ever saw. The metal parts are all from the vacuum cleaner and the wood was ply that I cut and shaped to create the curved balance. 

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Work in progress.

I am considering the beauty that LGBT victims of violence, family rejection, HIV/AIDS, discriminatory laws and social stigmas have had to find on their own through often very rough physically debilitating times.  

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The copper tubing makes for a very warm colored metal and the swirls just bring it to life. Punch cups provide a cut glass refraction of light making even the glow beautiful. 

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This whole piece started from one of the oldest upright vacuum cleaners I ever saw. The metal parts are all from the vacuum cleaner and the wood was ply that I cut and shaped to create the curved balance. 

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With the beautiful dome of a Pontiac hub cap used as a reflector, I could make the headlight project up and create a warm reflective light. 

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These chicken egg baskets made perfect sense to become lighting for me once I filled one with a bunch of the globe tiffany lightbulbs instead of eggs. 

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I have always loved globes of all sizes. The color and the reminder of our home planet give these wall clocks a colorful charm while reminiscing of the days gone by in the class room. 

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This is a perfect light to perch over your cookbook in the kitchen. 

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work in progress. 

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Work in progress. 

work in progress.

The cardboard is just blocking the shapes that will be glass & mirror. 

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work in progress.

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work in progress.

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work in progress.