Crystal Ellis cofounded Egg Collective, a New York design firm, in 2011 with Stephanie Beamer and Hillary Petrie. The three women meld their knowledge of art, architecture, and woodworking to create furniture and other objects in their woodshop and in collaboration with local, small-scale fabricators. For Ellis, an egg from Werkstätte Carl Auböck has come to symbolize their collaboration. Photo 2 of 2 in A Patinated Brass Egg Harbors the Mystery of Creation for Designer Crystal Ellis

A Patinated Brass Egg Harbors the Mystery of Creation for Designer Crystal Ellis

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Crystal Ellis cofounded Egg Collective, a New York design firm, in 2011 with Stephanie Beamer and Hillary Petrie. The three women meld their knowledge of art, architecture, and woodworking to create furniture and other objects in their woodshop and in collaboration with local, small-scale fabricators. For Ellis, an egg from Werkstätte Carl Auböck has come to symbolize their collaboration.