WHY NOT

Why not live the life you dream of living. We only get one chance. I have been doing a lot of wrestling with the idea that a lot of people are able to function without dreaming, how is this possible? I have been a creative dreamer since the day my mom put legos in front of me, since my dad would come home from his job in the construction industry smelling like work. I loved that scent, of metal, wood, dirty hours of building this world if only a small piece of it. I have been living the past 9 months in a boxing ring with dreaming, being almost knocked out by its awareness of my own emptiness. Not the kind of emptiness you get with loss or depression, sadness or guilt, but the "almost" kind of emptiness that I have had since almost finishing school in a major that didnt suit me. One that could never fulfill my creative nature. All that has changed! I have been creating, building, dreaming! My apartment is filling up with my designs, and my future is calling me to it and showing me a path. Thank God! I am about to begin the end of my bachelors degree through the Industrial Design major at The Art Institute of Santa Ana. A three year end which, cliches welcomed, is quite the begining. What you will see here in my "living room" is progress... More to be built

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Since January 2010 I have been designing Furniture and Accessories with the intent to be the Interior designer of my own apartment, as opposed to allowing the "already thought of" be the supplier. This will now be my online living room.

AGED CLASSIC END TABLE

Here is one of my designs. This is a classic simple end table made from salvaged wood decades old (anywhere from 40 to sixty years old). I have incorporated a small storage space for books or zines, exposed for decor as well. As is the case with most of my designs, I have done little to change the state of the wood from the way I found it, maybe a slight sand for an easier handle.

CLASSIC PATIO CHAIR

I am always encouraged when a design just sort of happens to work. Especially when it can be birthed through reclaimed wood, salvaged wood, or simply a restored/re-vamped older design. This chair was actually the first piece I ever made and it fulfilled those amazing possibilities. I used an old pallete that was surprisingly of hard wood. I didnt do much to change the wood's origional shape other than a light sand and some finishing/strengthening oil. I couldn't believe that in less than four hours I had created my first chair.

MODERN PATIO CHAIR

This thing is HUGE. It is deffinatly the kings chair on my patio; So roomy that I can sit indian style beneath the arm rests or sit with my legs out comforably without needing a foot rest. I actually shopped for this wood which is something I try to avoid, but I love the finished product. I built this thing around its almost sci-fi spine. For that I used fence posting and chose a darker stain to accent the lighter majority of the chair. The metal straps are pure industrial asthetic.

X-BASE SMALL TABLE

When designing a new table, chair, or really any piece my goal is to avoid the obvious. Instead of doing what would easily be the choice for a working set of table or chair supports, I like to consider what has not been done (or at least most often). I decided to do a stacked X shaped base with legs that follow the lines of the X, rather than that of the table top edges. I also chose to incorporate a joined plank top using hard wood, and the same metal strap industrial asthetic as seen in my modern patio chair. I use this table outside on my patio and have enjoyed its size and reference to industrial material design.

WHAT IS GRAVITY BOOK CASE

Is it common for someone to be restless or bored; and because of that, anxious to make a new piece of furniture? I found myself sitting on a sofa dying to create. I started drawing this wooden crate I picked up on the side of the road months earlier, and loved a shape in which it was able to take on paper. Could it work in reality? Sure... Its always possible to get something done if you have the tools or materials. My goal however, was to take this shape and give it the characteristic of strength, the ability to achieve it prupose with little visible help. To be frank, I wanted to avoid attaching an assortment of legs and supports because, after all, this crate taking this shape seemes like it will fall over at any moment. When I was done with it, it stood like a champion with little visible help. Just a simple and stylish base to display its unique character. The shelves were a last minute idea that I loved and enjoy even more with each new look at their functionality and complementary hand they lend to the overall book case.