PARKER B. SMITH
This work explores the relationship between space, object, and experience. It is grounded in the belief that meaning is not designed but discovered through use.
With a background in architecture I focus on form, silhouette, materiality, and proportion. This practice is informed by ideas of reduction, continuity, mindfulness, and ownership. Design acts as a framework rather than a prescription. Ture purpose evolving through interaction and interpretation.
Influenced by the landscapes of the American West, Nordic minimalism, and Japanese philosophies surrounding time and impermanence.
RESUME
PORTFOLIO
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
PERSPECTIVE BUILDS STRUCTURE
pbs takes a philosophy first approach to design. the studio is built around the belief that perspective builds the structure of our reality. this ensures that in turn objects and spaces reflect those principals and values. these meanings are not fixed at the moment of production; they accumulate slowly, shaped by lived experience and imbued through memories of use.
CONGRUENCE
A SENSE OF CONTINUANCE AND TOTALITY BETWEEN WORK. EACH EXISTING AS A MEMBER OF A LARGER WHOLE. A COMMON STYLE AND LANGUAGE USED TO INFORM FUTURE WORK.
REDUCTION
STRIPPING IDEAS DOWN TO CONVEY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INFORMATION. IF MINIMALISM IS SOMETHING FROM NOTHING, REDUCTION IS SOME OF A THING. THIS ALLOWS A CHARACTER OF DESIGN TO BE DERIVED RATHER THAN INVENTED.
SIGNIFICANCE
in an era of constant stimulation and overwhelming access to media, our homes, these spaces that are so precious to us offer shelter and relief from the noise. simplicity gives us moments to breathe and think clearly, enriching our own thoughts. this furniture creates spaces for ideas and cherished objects to collect, giving a stage to what we value most. the aesthetic focuses on form, shadow, and proportion. each piece explores structure and silhouette to create small moments that allow us to slow down and recenter.
ELEGANCE
a FOCUS ON Revitalizing a connection to the natural world through form and materiality. we are inspired by the flatness of ever expanding plains, the rawness of unfinished surfaces, and the passage of time embedded in materials. reductive in form but layered with ideals and philosophy offering something just below the surface.
PARKER B. SMITH
This work explores the relationship between space, object, and experience. It is grounded in the belief that meaning is not designed but discovered through use.
With a background in architecture I focus on form, silhouette, materiality, and proportion. This practice is informed by ideas of reduction, continuity, mindfulness, and ownership. Design acts as a framework rather than a prescription. Ture purpose evolving through interaction and interpretation.
Influenced by the landscapes of the American West, Nordic minimalism, and Japanese philosophies surrounding time and impermanence.
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