D.K. Whitson (Daniel) is a native of western North Carolina, where he operates a furniture design and fabrication studio. The design and build process for any piece that comes out of the studio goes beyond the technical aspects and blurs into the artistic. This philosophy was held by many of Americas finest midcentury studio furniture makers and continues today. A passion for great design, fresh furniture, and pure relationships drives the studio.

Established in 2003 by Stephania Kallos and Abigail Turin, KallosTurin is an international design firm based in London and San Francisco. The firm provides full architecture, interior and furniture-design services. Past and current projects include high-end single family homes and unique residential developments as well as office, restaurant and retail projects. In 2010 KallosTurin was awarded an International Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects for its design of the Villalagos Residences in Uruguay.

The collective is founded in 2013 by David and Verena Messner, brother and sister. The studio is located at 1,200 m.a.s.l. near Bozen / Bolzano in Northern Italy inside their father’s workshop. The practice is working on a contemporary approach in many scales, ranging from housing and functional buildings to furniture-design up to landscape projects. The primary aim of developing user- and site-specic concepts is to think and build high quality architecture. A largely regional context defines the studio’s field of action characterizing the architects’ view on the delicate relationship of built and grown. The critical look at something given and the use of transdisciplinary strategies lead to a creative dialogue between architecture, landscape, art and design.

Luke Pedersen and James Lennard formed their furniture-design business in Cape Town in 2008. Drawing on their Scandinavian heritage and a mutual appreciation for traditional African craftsmanship, the duo have helped satisfy a growing demand for homegrown South African design by creating deceptively simple furniture, much of which fuses varnished steel with oak, ash, and other woods. By 2010, successful but not yet able to afford a traditional showroom, Pedersen and Lennard struck upon a novel workaround: They opened Field Office, a downtown Cape Town coffee shop that doubles as a showcase and retail outlet for their furniture.