Whether the intended outcome is a new sculpture, furniture design or product idea, I often begin the ‘Proof of Concept’ phase with a stroll through the salvage yards. My absolute favorite is Maselli & Sons in Petaluma, CA. With over seven acres of neatly organized machine parts, scrap metal, salvaged tools, motors and hardware, it’s […]
Category Archives: prototypes
Announcing deepcraft.com
I recently launched my new deepcraft.com website. Though still in prototype form, deepcraft.com has five live pages that I’m hoping will generate traffic as I continue build to out its content and ecommerce potential over the coming months. For now, the site features my Deep Deck longboard, available for commission as a made-to-order item. The […]
Furnishing Healdsburg Shed
Early sketch of my Shed Cafe Chair concept. I think of the new line of furniture I designed for Shed as belonging to the same extended family. Consisting of just four unique pieces- a café chair, a barstool, a ‘community’ table and a multi-use, ‘demonstration’ table, the line evolved slowly over the past two years, […]
Deep Craft Field Glasses
Each pair of Deep Craft Field Glasses is hand blown by glass artist Conrad Williams. Designed to complement the most rugged outdoor conditions, or the most refined settings indoors, each Field Glass comes with a matching, hand blown glass lid. These snug-fitting lids keep bugs and debris out of drinks outside, and double as coasters […]
Shed Community Table Preview
At 16′, the table is the same length as Calabash, my homemade rowing/sailing sharpie. Here’s a glimpse of the Community Table I designed for Shed Healdsburg. I assembled the parts for the first time to take progress photos for the client before making final adjustments and finishing the top, and was excited to see the […]
Deep Jersey
Clothing Designer Gabriel Russo models the Deep Jersey. I’ve been collaborating with my friend Gabriel Russo on the first in a series of Deep Craft garments, an open-neck, pull-over jersey. Inspired by the vintage LL Bean canvas fisherman’s tunic I wore daily as an apprentice house builder and later as a deckhand on a salmon […]
The Simple Chair Revisited
My latest Simple Chair prototype is ready for presentation. Following some welcome critique with the client I’ve modified the design of my Simple Chair and made a new prototype. The new chair is a little wider, with a slightly taller backrest, more mortised joints, beefier legs and wider but skinnier components, all realized in white […]