Tertulia and Olithas at Design Within Reach
I’m happy to announce ‘Tertulia’ was selected amongst the 4 winners
(Henry Levine, Efrain Velez, Micaelan Davis, and Agustina Rodriquez )
last night for this year’s M+D+F Design Within Reach Austin Furniture Designer’s show.
12 pieces were chosen finalists, including Olithas. I was very impressed with the overall craft,
rigor, and dedication shown by the collection [...]
DWR Presents: M+D+F Award Presentation
Saturday, May 15, 6-8pm
Modern + Design + Function/Austin Furniture Now is a juried exhibition designed to uncover
and promote innovative modern furniture by emerging designers in the Austin Area. Organized by
the DWR Austin Studio, M+D+F provides an opportunity for peer, public and professional recognition
for up-and-coming designers and [...]
Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow
O-Lithas is a collection of outdoor/indoor furniture based on the idea of making stone-like slabs appear to be
light and fluid like a wave. The project started as play of words combining the Greek word ‘Lithos’ (Stone),
with the Spanish words ‘Ola’ (Wave) and ‘Olita’ (tiny wave), and is now evolved into a [...]
Olithas Prototype
It seems like yesterday I got the idea of extruding Play-Doh® into some type of stone/concrete/green furniture…
Happy to share my latest results!
Olithas
O-Lithas is a collection of outdoor/indoor furniture based on the idea of creating a new and consistent language to integrate steel and Cement. The concept is achieved by casting a ribbed wavy pattern on the backside of a concrete slab, and using recyclable aluminum or stainless steel bars to complete as base.