Our CNC router (computerized numerically controlled) cuts the plywood in an effortless pass, leaving very smooth edges that require less sanding than the usual. I chose the Techno CNC because they are made in the USA and the company is based just outside the city.

I have a storefront window in Vinegar Hill. It’s a window without a store: it advertises my web site. In the window I place small chairs and desks or scaled models of loft beds and other furniture that I make. In the walls I hang sketches.

Inspired by Donald Judd and Jean Prouve…

I recently completed several bookcases that were designed as stacked plywood boxes. The boxes in themselves are all finished in natural birch plywood, while the rest of the pieces are mostly painted in colors.

When you live in a city apartment, and particularly in New York, there is never enough storage space to hide all your stuff. In the suburbs people have basements and garages. In the city we hide boxes under the bed. I recently completed four small projects that involved storage, mostly for clothing.

My shop/studio/showroom is located in a brick warehouse right on the water front, surrounded by a beautiful little park on two sides of the building. My office window faces the park and I never get tired of the changing landscape. The water, the sky and the green are constantly changing colors with the changing of seasons and the time of the day. It’s hard to believe this is also New York.