Tertulia Selected Winner!

 

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 [...]

Olithas and Tertulia @ DWR - May 15th, 2010

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 [...]

Olithas - Prototype (2010)

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 [...]

O-lithas Prototype Ready!

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!

Challenge your imagination Contest

Challenge your imagination Contest Results…

http://www.caesarstoneus.com/news/sp_dwell.cfm

O-Lithas – Challenge your imagination Competition Entry

Olithas

 

Challenge your imagination Competition Entry… 

O-Lithas as a concept already existed. I just adapted it to become a table.  A fancy ‘picnic table’ of sorts with two benches…

Olithas - Cast Concrete Series

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.