Industry | Design |
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Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Luft Tanaka, Shaun Kasperbauer, Isaac Friedman-Helman |
Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
Products | Furniture, lighting and accessories |
Website | https://soudasouda.com/ |
Souda (pronounced “soh-duh”) is a design studio based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in modern furniture, lighting and accessories. [1] The studio was named as one of the “coolest design companies” at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) 2013 by Complex Magazine, [2] and was awarded the Editors Choice Award for Best New Design Studio in 2014 at the ICFF. [3]
Souda was founded in 2012 by Parsons School of Design graduates Luft Tanaka, Shaun Kasperbauer, and Isaac Friedman-Helman, who later became the creative director at the design startup WorkOf. [4] Since its founding, the studio has been housed in a former nightclub they found via Craiglist, located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. [5]
Named for a Japanese word that loosely translates to mean "oh, yeah” or "aha!", [6] the design studio's name sounds like "the carbonated soft drink", as written in Brooklyn Magazine. [7]
Souda's products include the Bubble Chandelier, a light made from recycled plastic bottles, [6] [8] the Kreten Side Tables and Candelabra, [9] [10] an “industrial, organic, and sculptural” series made from a unique concrete casting method, [11] the Strut Shelves, [12] the Kawa (a Japanese word for "skin" or "leather") pendant lights, [13] [14] and the Ettore Sottsass-inspired ‘Sass Series’ made from wooden bases and marble tops. [15] [16]
In the 2014 Architectural Digest Home Design Show, the studio presented porcelain bowls, pendant lights slipcasted in recyclable leather molds, [17] and a shelving unit inspired by the construction of initial aircraft carriers and the Manhattan Bridge. [18]
Industry | Design |
---|---|
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Luft Tanaka, Shaun Kasperbauer, Isaac Friedman-Helman |
Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
Products | Furniture, lighting and accessories |
Website | https://soudasouda.com/ |
Souda (pronounced “soh-duh”) is a design studio based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in modern furniture, lighting and accessories. [1] The studio was named as one of the “coolest design companies” at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) 2013 by Complex Magazine, [2] and was awarded the Editors Choice Award for Best New Design Studio in 2014 at the ICFF. [3]
Souda was founded in 2012 by Parsons School of Design graduates Luft Tanaka, Shaun Kasperbauer, and Isaac Friedman-Helman, who later became the creative director at the design startup WorkOf. [4] Since its founding, the studio has been housed in a former nightclub they found via Craiglist, located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. [5]
Named for a Japanese word that loosely translates to mean "oh, yeah” or "aha!", [6] the design studio's name sounds like "the carbonated soft drink", as written in Brooklyn Magazine. [7]
Souda's products include the Bubble Chandelier, a light made from recycled plastic bottles, [6] [8] the Kreten Side Tables and Candelabra, [9] [10] an “industrial, organic, and sculptural” series made from a unique concrete casting method, [11] the Strut Shelves, [12] the Kawa (a Japanese word for "skin" or "leather") pendant lights, [13] [14] and the Ettore Sottsass-inspired ‘Sass Series’ made from wooden bases and marble tops. [15] [16]
In the 2014 Architectural Digest Home Design Show, the studio presented porcelain bowls, pendant lights slipcasted in recyclable leather molds, [17] and a shelving unit inspired by the construction of initial aircraft carriers and the Manhattan Bridge. [18]