My design work varies from the poetic to the pragmatic. With self-initiated projects, I tend to design for the domestic sphere, at the scale of the individual, and often without a lot of technology. My academic projects involve greater ethnographic research and participatory methods and tend toward systems-, service-, and strategic-design. The images below represents the "making" aspect of my design practice, often in collaboration with Stephanie M. Tharp and our studio, materious.
The Dyad sofa was designed to accommodate two people and encouraging the enriching activity of intimate conversation. The occupants step into the sofa and face each other, sitting either cross-legged or with legs outstretched. The open plan and throw pillows allow for various postures and personalization of comfort.
DYAD
Seating for conversation
Cotton velvet upholstery, worsted wool, walnut wood, goose down
1997
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