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Q1 What is the concept of your brand?
Through the connection of concept and construction the objects I design inevitably share a tension that is created through the emphasis of joining materials both graphically and tectonically. These parameters produce objects that contain rich characteristics and invoke a sense of exploration and curiosity.
Q2 Please tell us what you are working on currently.
The most recent project is the A320 dinning chair constructed with CNC cut galvanized sheet steel bent and then glued together with a series of tabs. Currently I am in search of a manufacturer for the piece.
In tandem I just launched a lifestyle brand focusing on handmade and readymade objects inspired from a fictions character named Chuck who owns the products sold on the website. Every product I in vision being a part Chucks environment and hypothesize how he and others lives can be improved by use of these objects. The winter collection is available at Chuck’s online store. Learn more at www.chuckstopshelf.com
Q3 When do you usually get the inspiration for your works?
Late at night in studio, with scrap paper and a pilot razor II pen |
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Q4 Why did you become designer?
I have an innate ability to make things. A designer can always create, but to create objects with validity and depth one must understand materials, and manufacturing processes to the highest degree.
Q5 When you were a child, did you want to become a designer?
Learning to weld when I was 12 brought an interest in sculpture and translated to design, which was a very familiar process to me. I have never stopped to question if or when I just do what works.
Q6 What do you think about the current design trend?
I keep my focus on my own work.
Q7 What do you think about design industry in your country?
I enjoy observing design become a main stream aesthetic, however I still see retailers being too safe, and not using their power to bring innovation to marketplace, even at the cost of breaking even on a exceptional product, the intent of value exceeds economic profits.
Q8 Which stores carry your products in Japan?
I would like to distribute my products to Japan; I am very interested in CIBONE AOYAMA. |
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Q16 What is your favorite cuisine? Could you tell us your favorite restaurants?
I tend to stay in the lower east side, anywhere that is close, el portal is a dive Mexican place on Allen, their is also North Dumpling on Essex, it is tasty goodness. Out at night for drinks I enjoy the atmospheres of Freeman's, and Schiller's liquor bar Both on Rivington. I enjoy their comfort foods with warm atmospheres with lots of applied history.
Q17 Are there any people who inspired you? Who do you respect?
Murray Moss and Ralph Pucci are curators I admire. |
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Q18 Could you tell us anything what you think it's cool at the moment ?
Industrial functional. Appropriating objects from byproducts of industrial age, and adapting them into new environments.
Q19 Recently what kind of music are you listening to?
Wolf Parade, Spoon, Cake.
Q20 Who is your favorite designer? What is your favorite book?
Konstaintin Gricic’s object all have a wonderful tactility to their form that I admire. One Good Turn: A Natural History of The Screwdriver and Screw. By Witold Rybczynski
Q21 What is your favorite word or phrase?
"That's a Point of Contention"
Q22 What is beauty for you?
Objects that enrich lives, much like nature
Q23 What is your vision in the future?
Digital Gelato
Q24 Do you have any advice for the young?
It is never too early and never too late.
Q25 What is your goal?
Continue to operate an independent studio, and focus on creating life long relationships. |
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Brill, a New York - based designer, observes his surroundings through materials and their properties. He cultivated this interest at The Phode Island School of Design, receiving an undergraduate degree through the Furniture Design program. In combination with his formal studies, he has apprenticed with notable designers from around the world including : Vladimir Kagan, Blu Dot, Kevin Walz, and Charls Lazor. Currently, Charles is working Manhattan pursuing his personal explorations.
Originally from Minneapolis Minnesota where he spent his childhood working in his father's garage taking things apart and putting them back together. Inevitably Materials just as building blocks developed into the foundation for his explorations. Their physical and emotional properties drive his imagination to inspire new creations. Early on he worked on a more technical basis. Upon enrolling in foundation studies program at The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, which gave him the opportunity to focus more conceptually. Later this led him to his studies in Furniture Design Department at RISD. By far the most valuable aspect of his education was the many apprenticeships while at school. After his first year he found his self-back home in Minneapolis working with Blu Dot, and during the weekends he assisted on the construction site of Charlie Lazor's first Flat Pak house. The following year he lived in Italy working for Kevin Walz in Rome, and this past year with Vladimir Kagan in New York City, both of which provided valuable advice in both design and the day to day operations of a successful studio. From these experiences he has begun working with personal his clients manufacturing custom collections of furniture. |
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Q9 Could you tell us your working schedule like?
7:00AM alarm, 8:45AM shower, 9:00AM late for studio, 9:15AM arrive at studio *between 9:15 AM and 7:00 AM the next morning there is more work than sleep to be had.
Q10 Could you tell us the process of working on your pieces?
Sketching is always first as it works that same speed as I think. Later I move directly to full-scale models. The scale is important to gauge early on the characteristic of the object. Computers are always last resort in my design process
Q11 What do you feel is important when you are working on your pieces?
During the making I always use a sketch as a depiction of the concept, but I am always willing to work away from the sketch concept. The development of prototypes and models refines the object so you understand more about your idea by the end.
Q12 Which type of project has given you the most satisfaction?
Working with clients on custom pieces. I enjoy developing projects as well as relationships. I would love to design retail spaces, it seems the identity is most important when creating store fixtures, and the scale or the project allows you to create unique solutions. |
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Q13 When do you feel fulfilled as a designer?
I wouldn't be a designer anymore if I where fulfilled. Designs start with a series of problems, and you work towards solutions until there is a level of refinement that makes the problems becomes beautiful.
Q14 What do you do on your day off?
I tend to rest at home, and meet up with friends at night.
Q15 Are there any places or countries you would like to visit?
I would like to return to Italy, the pace of daily life is missed. |
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