Project Type: Furniture Design Course
Instructor: Paul Pettigrew

This piece of furniture was designed as part of the Out of The Woods Exhibit, during the summer of 2013. Made out of reclaimed urban wood (white oak), its design was inspired by an old handcar inside the West Chicago Metra Station as well as the picnic tables you usually find in public parks.

The DOS+UNO Bench is intended for people all ages and sizes. The user is welcome to explore the possibilities that this piece offer.

Project Type: Furniture Design

The idea of the 3.0 CT (3rd life coffee table) came from the opportunity to give new life to a model that was destined to become mulch, or to be dumped on a landfill.

My design intent was to preserve the rich history behind the materials as well as create a unique piece of furniture. Something that cannot be found in a catalogue or at the store. A simple design to be inspired by the materials themselves: a piece of reclaimed urban wood (bur oak) previously used in a landscape studio model, and some reclaimed plywood that was part of the old Crown Hall’ lockers. 

3.0 CT is a personal celebration of nature, iconic modernist architecture, and history.

Project Type: Stage Piece Design

Back in 2010, dancer Carly Czach, approached me with the opportunity to design a piece for her Senior Concert at Columbia College. At the time, I was still working towards my architectural degree, so exploring a project outside my regular curriculum was pretty exciting for me. 

The project design was driven by a couple of requirements: 

Limited budget. 
Interaction between piece and dancers was required. 
Piece could be easily installed and removed from stage since more groups were performing that evening. 

My solution was to create a folding piece that could suggest an architectural structure (house, room,etc.) Easy to fold/move, and easy to recycle.