2023
commissioned by: Peach Boy - a children’s store in Toronto
materials: solid walnut and veneer
As children, many of us used playing blocks during our formative years. These have continued to be a tool I use to explore forms and visual compositions during my design process.
In this piece, the blocks have found a new purpose or lack of functional purpose while being used solely as ornamentation.
2019
produced for small batch production, available upon request.
Ball on Plank’s sculptural form has a complimenting and playful relationship between the elongated rectangle of the plank and the spherical blown glass globe.
The soft casting glow of the white opaque globe highlights the uniqueness of the grain in the wood. It can be a statement in a bold colour such as yellow or more subtle in natural wood.
Using the method of triangulation, the design of this floor lamp needs the stability of a wall for it to lean on to have a strong sturdy balance.
This floor lamp has locally fabricated parts by skilled craftspeople within the Toronto area.
Custom colours : Available upon request
Dimensions of Plank : 64.25”h x 10.5”w x 1.31”t
Globe Diameter : 7 inches
Power : Plug-in with foot switch
2019
2019
materials: solid European beech wood
This dining table explores my ongoing interest in how shapes can relate to one another. Each table leg displays a different interaction with the surface of the table.
2018
exhibited at The Gladstone hotel for a group show by Capacity called ‘Hiatus’
A lull, where my recognition of time passing feels heightened. The anticipation and anxiety cause a physical weight. I am unable to perform. The ticking of a clock. A pendulum’s constant swing while my body is still. Not knowing when it’s time to begin. Will I ever have control over this feeling?
These are manual pendulums that can help create a sense of control over our awareness of time.
2017
This collection was produced for the 50th Anniversary Craft + Design show at Sheridan College in 2017. Each piece is directly inspired by some of the work that I had made since graduating from the Furniture program in 2013.
She knocked three times and announced aloud “DOUGLAS FIR!” -H.Gowans
2015
hoop is a tabletop light that consists of six stacked bright green wooden rings that are reminiscent of childhood toys.
2014
This collection was part of the work created during my time at the Toronto Harbourfront Centres design residency from 2014 - 2015.
single swoop was produced by UMBRA under the name Mira Mirror from 2016 - 2022
2015
zig is a bookend, or an accordion looking object that can sit on any surface.
2015
Produced under: Fieldhouse, Ford + Reed
Commissioned by: Sheridan College
Materials: ebonized white oak, galvanized steel
The benches are built with a modular system of steel end caps shaped into semicircles. The rounded ends soften an otherwise hard industrial material, making the design more welcoming and playful. While speaking one design language, the variable end caps support different functions and uses and allow for multiple compositions. Back rests, writing surfaces, side tables and drawing boards these are all provided by the various iterations of the end cap
2016
materials: european beech, brass
this beech ball can be used as a paperweight or bookend. It was part of a series with zig + hoop where the use of simple forms made connections to childhood objects.
2013
Produced under: Cott & Reed
Materials: hard maple, upholstered cushion
The Twins and their stumpy legs may appear very similar but are different enough that they can be helpful in multiple ways. While one twin can act as a stool the other can be a side table and sometimes they get along well enough that together they create a bench or coffee table.
2013
Materials: maple veneer, mdf, hard maple, mirror, powder coated aluminum tube
Strategically placed voids in a mirror play with concepts of vanity, perception and personal identity.
2013
Collaborators: Simon Ford
Commissioned by: Philip Aziz Centre’s Emily’s House
Materials: Hard maple
Designed to playfully accommodate users in wheel chairs and allows people of varying abilities to sit together at one table.
2012
Produced under: Cott & Reed
the idea of capacity in a consumerist society can be many different things to different people. Minimalist ideals compete with the consumers need to obtain objects. In the process of accumulating we realize the need for personal management and the demand of a limit. This piece provides the user with his or her maximum while conjointly sustaining the burden.
This piece was one of the winners of Fab's Disrupting Design Competition at ICFF 2013
2012
Collaborators: Duncan McNeil, Jamie Moon, Peter Harrington, Lauren Reed
Materials: hard maple, coloured lacquer
Inspired by traditional peg boards Peggy’s Bored allows wooden pegs to be moved and placed in various locations. The different angles that the pegs are on create a sporadic playful appearance of colour and wood. The solid wood mail slot stays in place by pegs and can be removed when the pegs are pulled out leaving more space for hanging.
