THE DESIGNERS
Scottsburg, IN / Chicago, IL
hale-id.com
Jonathan founded HALE in 2006, a part-design, part-production firm that operates in both Chicago, IL and Scottsburg, IN. His work is guided by the infrastructure of industrial processes, mostly found in urban environments, yet the slow pace of living in a small town allows his designs room to maturate. Formerly a restoration manager for Chicago auctioneer Richard Wright, Jonathan’s work is influenced by 20th century design, art and architecture: "it is really only with a clear understanding and respect for the history of design that you can reasonably expect to be part of its future.”
Los Angeles, CA
www.davidokum.com
David Okum is a Los Angeles based industrial designer. He founded his studio after his studies at the Art Center College of Design in 2012. His approach to design is based in expressing the purity of material and process through form.
London, UK
www.oscar-diaz.net
Oscar's work is not defined by a style, but rather by a way of understanding, exploring and questioning objects, while also considering their context and cultural associations. He founded his studio in 2007, where he focuses on designing objects that present a unique twist on everyday things. Oscar studied design at the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Bordeaux, in France, as well as in the Design Products MA program at the Royal College of Art in London.
Washington, DC
www.ateliertakagi.com
Born in Tokyo and raised in New England, Jonah received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2002. For several years, Jonah designed furniture that he built in a friend’s studio while he played bass guitar, touring and recording with several indie rock bands. He is the principal of Atelier Takagi, founded in 2009, and is co-founder and Creative Director of Field.
Rosewater, South Australia
www.daniel-emma.com
Daniel To and Emma Aiston studied Industrial Design at the University of South Australia, and teamed up to establish DANIEL EMMA in 2008. They have exhibited their work in Sydney, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo, and have recently released their own range, D.E., which has received many accolades within Australia and internationally. They take pleasure in the ordinary and everyday - viewing daily life as something special - an outlook that is reflected in each piece they make.
Lausanne, Switzerland
www.tomaskral.ch
Tomas Kral was born in 1979 in Slovakia, and graduated from the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). In 2008, he established Tomas Kral Product Design Studio based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kral’s approach to design is characterized by a clear attention to materials and processes. In glass, cork or ceramic, he works on various projects ranging from products to lighting, furniture and accessories. He takes inspiration from tradition and infuses his objects with unexpected ideas, humor and freshness. Kral mostly works with international companies specializing in design, and collaborates with several museums and galleries like Libby Sellers Gallery (London), Gallery Kreo (Paris), and Helmrinderknecht (Berlin). In March 2010, his work received the Swiss federal design award. In addition, he has been teaching in the industrial design department at ECAL since 2010.
Chicago, IL
www.stevenhaulenbeek.com
Steven Haulenbeek is a Chicago based industrial designer and artist working in the fields of furniture, lighting, and objects for the home. He received a BA in drawing and sculpture from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and then went on to receive his Masters degree in Designed Objects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2010 he founded his independent design practice with the interest in experimental, material, and process based design work.
In 2015 he was named by the New York Times as one of the most exciting emerging American designers. Most recently in 2016 he was named the American Design Honoree at Wanted Design Fair during New York Design Week.
Scottsburg, IN / Chicago, IL
hale-id.com
Jonathan founded HALE in 2006, a part-design, part-production firm that operates in both Chicago, IL and Scottsburg, IN. His work is guided by the infrastructure of industrial processes, mostly found in urban environments, yet the slow pace of living in a small town allows his designs room to maturate. Formerly a restoration manager for Chicago auctioneer Richard Wright, Jonathan’s work is influenced by 20th century design, art and architecture: "it is really only with a clear understanding and respect for the history of design that you can reasonably expect to be part of its future.”
Los Angeles, CA
www.davidokum.com
David Okum is a Los Angeles based industrial designer. He founded his studio after his studies at the Art Center College of Design in 2012. His approach to design is based in expressing the purity of material and process through form.
London, UK
www.oscar-diaz.net
Oscar's work is not defined by a style, but rather by a way of understanding, exploring and questioning objects, while also considering their context and cultural associations. He founded his studio in 2007, where he focuses on designing objects that present a unique twist on everyday things. Oscar studied design at the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Bordeaux, in France, as well as in the Design Products MA program at the Royal College of Art in London.
Washington, DC
www.ateliertakagi.com
Born in Tokyo and raised in New England, Jonah received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2002. For several years, Jonah designed furniture that he built in a friend’s studio while he played bass guitar, touring and recording with several indie rock bands. He is the principal of Atelier Takagi, founded in 2009, and is co-founder and Creative Director of Field.
Rosewater, South Australia
www.daniel-emma.com
Daniel To and Emma Aiston studied Industrial Design at the University of South Australia, and teamed up to establish DANIEL EMMA in 2008. They have exhibited their work in Sydney, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo, and have recently released their own range, D.E., which has received many accolades within Australia and internationally. They take pleasure in the ordinary and everyday - viewing daily life as something special - an outlook that is reflected in each piece they make.
Lausanne, Switzerland
www.tomaskral.ch
Tomas Kral was born in 1979 in Slovakia, and graduated from the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). In 2008, he established Tomas Kral Product Design Studio based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kral’s approach to design is characterized by a clear attention to materials and processes. In glass, cork or ceramic, he works on various projects ranging from products to lighting, furniture and accessories. He takes inspiration from tradition and infuses his objects with unexpected ideas, humor and freshness. Kral mostly works with international companies specializing in design, and collaborates with several museums and galleries like Libby Sellers Gallery (London), Gallery Kreo (Paris), and Helmrinderknecht (Berlin). In March 2010, his work received the Swiss federal design award. In addition, he has been teaching in the industrial design department at ECAL since 2010.
Chicago, IL
www.stevenhaulenbeek.com
Steven Haulenbeek is a Chicago based industrial designer and artist working in the fields of furniture, lighting, and objects for the home. He received a BA in drawing and sculpture from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and then went on to receive his Masters degree in Designed Objects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2010 he founded his independent design practice with the interest in experimental, material, and process based design work.
In 2015 he was named by the New York Times as one of the most exciting emerging American designers. Most recently in 2016 he was named the American Design Honoree at Wanted Design Fair during New York Design Week.
