Clothing Designer Gabriel Russo models the Deep Jersey. I’ve been collaborating with my friend Gabriel Russo on the first in a series of Deep Craft garments, an open-neck, pull-over jersey. Inspired by the vintage LL Bean canvas fisherman’s tunic I wore daily as an apprentice house builder and later as a deckhand on a salmon […]
Category Archives: project dispatches
The Simple Chair Revisited
My latest Simple Chair prototype is ready for presentation. Following some welcome critique with the client I’ve modified the design of my Simple Chair and made a new prototype. The new chair is a little wider, with a slightly taller backrest, more mortised joints, beefier legs and wider but skinnier components, all realized in white […]
Deep Craft Atelier at Storefront Lab
Storefront Lab, at 337 Shotwell, San Francisco (screen grab from google maps) I’m honored my Deep Craft Atelier has been selected to be the lead-off project for Storefront Lab, David Baker and Yosh Asato’s experiment in community engagement, public space and commerce in San Francisco’s Mission District. Beginning July 23rd, I will convert the space […]
Fluke Opening Ceremony in Santa Cruz
Fluke presides over the crowd at the new Monterey Bay Exploration Center. Yesterday evening’s opening ceremony honoring our Fluke project at the new Monterey Bay Exploration Center in Santa Cruz was proof positive to Ene and me that this has been our most rewarding public project to date. It has been privilege enough to realize […]
Made in Jupiter
‘Jupiter’, my recently completed hydraulic press, forms two Deep Deck blanks at a time. I first started calling my new hydraulic press ‘Jupiter’ when I was forming up the concrete blocks, knowing its compressive force would exceed that of the planet Jupiter, whose gravitational pull is about three times that of Earth’s. The planet Jupiter […]
Deep Craft video
I’m proud to post the final episode of Kirsten Dirksen’s three part documentary she filmed in one day this past winter when she was visiting from Barcelona, home base for her company, faircompanies.com. This is my favorite one and I think it does a wonderful job of presenting the core of my Deep Craft philosophy. […]
Fluke Unveiled
We designed the hardscape to complement Fluke, our bronze whale tail sculpture. Though the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center has yet to officially open in Santa Cruz, the City has unveiled our Fluke sculpture to satisfy public curiosity. It’s been great fun to see images of people interacting with it, coming up from […]