|
|
ICFF 2011- Booth801
ICFF came and went very fast! Our tiny 4′ x 4′ booth contained it all;
Pictures of our Cast concrete series Olithas, Earlier Tertulia Folding Chairs,
and our latest production ready fixed Tertulia chairs in Steel and Wood.
Thank you IDSA NY for inviting us to be part of their exhibit and
thank you all who came [...]
‘Tertulia en Pecan‘ is the latest iteration of the Tertulia Series. It is a fusion of traditional wood craft techniques,
and modern sensibility. It features the use of locally harvested and steam bent solid Texas Pecan, and the first
collaboration between Studio Efra and Bedre Woodworking.
Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow
It will debut next month at ICFF New York [...]
Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow
‘Tertulia’ is the Spanish word for gathering, a conversational get together in
which people simply sit and exchange their ideas freely. Tertulias can happen
in a moments notice, but they can also happen at a fixed place and time.
Tertulia Fissa is part of a family of chairs originally derived from the metal
curved rods inside [...]
Thanks to all who visited! we had a great time getting to know everybody and hope to see you all again next year.

Continue reading E.A.S.T 2010 closes with Awesome Results!
Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow
Saturday, November 13 at 9:00am – November 21 at 6:00pm
Location FAB
1803 E. 6th Street
Austin, TX
Hosted by FAB shop and part of E.A.S.T. 2010
www.eastaustinstudiotour.com
Nov. 13-14 & 19-20
9am-6pm – Both weekends, all family welcomed!
HELLO ALL!
A friendly reminder to don’t forget, and visit us during the East Austin Studio Tour 2010 Starting next week. New [...]
Tertulia has been a work in progress for 10 yrs now. Its humble beginnings can be traced to a Design Studio course back in Spring of 2000. This post summarizes the highlights of that process.
 Tertulia 2000
my original statement read as follows:
-
I communicate best when I sit and feel comfortable with people, thus the idea of a ‘Tertulia’ came to mind.
- The word Tertulia means small social gathering in Spanish.
- The goal for the project is to become myself a ‘Communicator’ and design a ‘Tertulia kit’. This will enable me to create a Tertulia, anywhere I please.
- I have two weeks, an internal frame back pack, and a cooler for beer, Wine, and crackers, but no chairs, So I will focus on the chairs.
- Their form will derive from the metal curved rods inside my pack.
-
The chairs are meant to be carried as a snowboard on the pack’s snowboard/shovel pocket in the back. (brief from 2000)
Course: DES342 Design and Persuasion
Description: Studio projects will exercise the designer’s ability to convince and persuade.Topics will include historical models, the role of words, context and audience, and the effect of medium.
Prof: M. Mitrasinovic
Project Brief: Design a ’Communicator’
Continue reading Tertulia Story – It’s come a long way since 2000…
Apartment Therapy is featuring studioefra’s Tertulia Chairs…
Tertulia Chair Profile – click to see how it works!
Results here!
Thank you all [...]
 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 exhibited, and believe now more than ever,
that Austin is an up and coming place to be as a young Designer. Thank you all who came
to visit, and DWR’s Austin Studio for taking such good care of us, we had a great time!
Continue reading Tertulia Selected Winner!
|
|