Carl Frisk Workshop

Historicity is a tool to aggregate consumer opinions and give designers an aesthetic and material starting point to design for specific demographics. Hypothetically, once enough data is compiled chairs could be tailored for age ranges, genders, occupation, salary, etc. Historicity provides an "image" and data about the materials that make up the chosen chairs. This example of a chair is the composite of 50 users opinions of 99 chair choices, with the final material breaking down as 64% wood, 16% metal, 11% synthetic material, and 9% upholstery/leather.

Materials: Walnut, Plywood, Steel, Leather, Plastic

What started as a design exercise to incorporate a rock into the handle for a drawer, became a way to memorialize a certain time or place by collecting a rock and cradling it in a wooden base with a leather wrap. Some of these rocks come from a garden that is special to me and the Eames Case Study House.

Materials: Rock, Leather, Walnut

Solid walnut dining table that comfortably seats 6 and utilizes mortise and tenon joinery throughout. Bevels are used to highlight the joints and ease the edges where diners will come in contact with the table. 

Materials: Walnut

A slim, solid walnut base cradles a marble top, creating the illusion that the marble is floating above the base. 

Materials: Walnut, Marble, Plywood

Two opposing pyramids linked by thin dowels create the illusion that the candle is floating next to the weighted base.

Materials: Rosewood, Steel

Inspired by Viking ships, which are traditionally made of Ash, this chair uses exposed, interlocking joinery. The seat and back frames are woven with seagrass.

Materials: Ash, Seagrass

Solid walnut frame is wrapped in black Danish cord. The legs are tapered towards the bottom and faceted at the top.

Materials: Walnut, Danish Cord, L-Nails

This red oak frame hugs the 40" mirror and secures it to the wall using only a single screw, since all the weight is transferred from the legs to the floor. The upper left nub uses a sliding dovetail to firmly hold the mirror in place and allow for easy assembly and disassembly. 

Materials: Red Oak

This shop stool was designed to allow for a more upright sitting position to facilitate handwork while whittling or carving small objects and parts. Two crossmember heights allow for different leg position to create more or less support for the work at hand. Hand stitched leather seat with a but of cushioning gives a comfortable seat.

Materials: Ash, Leather

This desk takes advantage of a strange nook in the front entry way to create both a highly functional office area as well as a narrow shelf to collect keys and other small items.

Materials: Maple Veneered Plywood, Aluminum Hardware

In collaboration with Vanessa Leung, this bookcase uses strict spacial constraints to show off a collection of books. The open back and varying shelf heights allow for the accommodation of larger books and magazines. Dovetails and mortise and tenon joinery ensure that the build quality of this bookcase will last a lifetime.

Materials: Walnut

This design study shows my design process for a theoretical client:

A Marketing Manager in her 30’s living in New York City, she is very career focused and needs a simple, efficient, and comfortable workspace to answer emails before and after work. Her aesthetic is fairly minimal with hints of detail and she gravitates towards soft, comfortable materials in muted colors to make her feel at home.

These images show inspiration research, initial sketches, marker renderings, computer models, and photorealistic renderings done by Dan Ferraro at Hatch Studio.

2 ebonized wood panels and 2 blackened steel squares hold books or magazines at a slight angle to that their spines can be easily read while sitting or standing. Photorealistic rendering done by Dan Ferraro at Hatch Studio.

Materials: Steel, Plywood

Material: Cararra Marble, Waxed Ash Base

Book matched top panel with bamboo reinforced joints. Inner compartments divide jewelry and a sliding, removable drawer allows for more freedom.

Materials: Walnut, Bamboo, Brass Hardware

This design study shows my design process for a theoretical client:

Owner of a boutique in her mid 40’s living in a large studio in Southern California, she is looking to define her dining space as a more formal area to entertain. She’s travelled the world looking for items to sell and her eclectic aesthetic is reflected in her home with antique rugs, furniture, and plants.

Images show inspiration research, initial sketches, marker renderings, computer models, and photorealistic renderings done by Dan Ferraro at Hatch Studio.

These wall mounted drawers collect watches, change, and anything else that ends up in your pockets at the end of the day. The solid walnut case is dovetailed and the leather-lined drawers are half-blind dovetailed. 

Materials: Walnut, Leather 

This knife uses traditional folding knife construction, but is updated using sleek angles and modernized design which shows off the hand crafted qualities and materials. 

Materials: Cocobolo, Nickel Silver, Recycled Stainless Steel, Recycled Spring Steel

Using CNC technology to reduce waste, this chair needs only a mallet to assemble, by locking in sliding dovetails at the end of each slat section. 

Material: Red Oak Veneered Plywood

The pieces of this plywood lounge pack flat and nestle together for shipping and allow for easy assembly by the consumer. 

Materials: Red Oak Veneered Plywood, Hex Bolts

Using the traditional method of weaving Danish cord, this bevelled oak frame uses no nails and double rails to complete the weaving.

Materials: Oak Frame, Danish Paper Cord

Multiple branded displays were designed and fabricated as entry displays, media display, and stage display.

Materials: MDF, Steel, Media Equipment, Vinyl Graphics

Materials: MDF, Vinyl Graphics, Plexiglass, Lacrosse Equipment, Media Equipment

Wanting a unique way to display their corporate partners at their annual event, this display incorporates the theme of the event, Travel, by displaying the partners on a giant suitcase painted to match the signage and stationary at the event.

Materials: MDF, Paint, Aluminum, Vinyl