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On Walker Street in Manhattan’s trendy Tribeca resides the home of David Weeks’ first New York studio; a rather fitting location for the soft-spoken Brooklyn designer who parted ways with furniture manufacturer Ralph Pucci in 2013 to venture out on his own.

“It was an opportunity to stave our own point of view and show the whole breadth of work in one studio,” Weeks explains. “It’s great to be in Manhattan and part of this up-and-coming neighbourhood. We decided to go big with a retail storefront rather than wait for people to come upstairs. For the past 20 years, we’ve had a studio hidden in Brooklyn so it’s like coming up from behind the curtains.”

Every few months, Weeks curates the gallery-like space to showcase his products, such as a giant Cubebot and spider-like Kopra lights, alongside those of designer friends and beyond. Currently on-show is his second exhibit, Brass, a collaboration with New York wire artist and pal Rodger Stevens. During a recent visit, Weeks walked us through a few of his favourite pieces.

1 Silla Sandals by Joey Benton
Utilizing offcuts from his furniture making, Weeks’s college friend Joey Benton of Marfa, Texas, created these vegetable-tanned leather sandals, which sandwich a thin rubber yoga mat in the sole. After being soaked in water, the sandals mould to feet as they dry for a customized fit. Says Weeks of the footwear, “We’re trying not to show the usual suspects.”

Azure David Weeks Folha Table

2 Folha Tables
Origami-like paper models for dish ware inspired Weeks to create these folded metal tables, available in glossy black, white or custom colours in three sizes. Three identical steel pieces form the pieces, which are then painted with an auto body finish.

3 Onda Rug
Onda is part of a limited edition line Weeks conceptualized for Los Angeles rug manufacturer Christopher Farr. The vibrant and graphic collection draws on Weeks’ background as a painter as well as the randomized light cast from his Kopra chandeliers (which also live in the Brooklyn Museum).

Azure David Weeks Fenta Desk Lamp

4 Fenta Lamps
With the help of a cement artist from upstate New York, Weeks cast these bases in the dense material. “Originally, we CNC’d them from granite, but I like the cement: it’s much more brutal and honest.” He then incorporated a brass pole with a wooden dowel and created powder-coated shades lined with brass that cast candlelight-like illumination. They were launched last month at Salone del Mobile.

5 Brass Nesting Bowls
Weeks forms and polishes these solid brass bowls, which borrow their curvy shape from his Shell lamp shades, by-hand in his Brooklyn factory; they are also spun using the same process. Limited edition of six sets.

David Weeks Studio is located at 38 Walker Street in New York City.

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