Author Archives: surfacefurniture

a recent collaboration with architect Jimmy Sullivan, principal at CitiZen Design Studio, for client whose business allows working remotely, and demands a clean, sophisticated presence…even at home. project details:  white conversion varnish and walnut cabinetry, back-painted glass and powder-coated steel desk, … Continue reading →

This year has been one of many challenges and as many successes.  Due in part, I’ve experienced growth and development like never before; both personally and as a company.  Weary at times, I’ve depended on God’s grace and your support … Continue reading →

my good friend and dj, Michael Murdoch (aka DJ Lurk), has been a literal soundwave of support emphasizing the importance, no, necessity of action and concrete output in life prompting me to “press record.”  in a lull?  press record.  designer’s block?  press … Continue reading →

same dream, new clarity:  the American Dream, our individual dreams realized and (re)realized as we grow and change, as we live and understand who we are and where we are at any given moment. the first in a series of … Continue reading →

in the three years i’ve been at it with Surface in southern california i’ve been blessed to design and build for some incredible people, but this week marked the completion and installation of a project a year-and-a-half in the making for … Continue reading →

Surface and start-up home improvement and sustainability solutions contractor, Forterre, have teamed up to provide San Diego residents alternatives to the standard offering sustainable and responsibly designed outdoor patio furniture, and travel trailers built for exploring Southern California.  see examples … Continue reading →

at one point in the build process my client told me i had nice legs.  odd, i thought, but a kind gesture encouraging client/customer relations for sure.  then i realized he was referring to the table.  the “piq” dining table … Continue reading →

Architecture is more than shelter, more than façade. It is the formal and functional expression of human context. Our histories, personalities, passions must be the foremost motivation in designing the built environment and everything within it. We are complete when … Continue reading →