"Entropy bench"

Paul Piacitelli

"My goal as a furniture designer/maker is to create visually compelling pieces from modest materials."

In 2001, after twenty years as a graphic designer and art director, Paul Piacitelli decided to pursue his long-time interest in furniture design. Coming from a graphic design rather than a woodworking background influences his approach to furniture design, technique, and materials.

Using sheets of premium-grade plywood to fashion his pieces, Piacitelli attempts to eliminate preconceptions of this material and take advantage of its inherent structural, visual, and ecological qualities. He seeks to transform these planar surfaces into dynamic three-dimensional objects that emphasize line, volume, composition, and qualities of light.

Piacitelli is largely self-taught.