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KNUCKLE ON BONE: A FURNITURE COLLECTION BY JESSIE NELSON
K N U CK LE O N BONE Ser ies A
O u r c o n tempo ra r y ex peri en ce of design is really unique. We were r a i sed wi th u n fettered a ccess to t he r ichly document ed histor y t hat ma ke s up o u r v i su a l a n d mat erial wor ld. From archit ect ure to t he ne w D IY, we’ ve b een sa tura ted wit h creat ive voices t hat are st ar t ing to fe e l l i ke p a r t o f o u r o wn – l i ke a new inst inct . While academic knowledge i s u sefu l , I b el i eve thi s i ntuit ion is our t r ue creat ive capit al. We can fi n a l l y c rea te o b j ects and experiences t hat nod at dispar at e histor ie s si mu l t a neo u sl y wh i l e we remain genuine. Kn u c k l e O n Bo n e i s ev i den ce of t his inst inct . Brut alism, Fut urism, B auh a u s, D eco a n d a fer ven t l ove f or music all have t heir say in Jessie’s d e b u t c o l l ecti o n . Yet, a n overarching goal is also obvious: a desire fo r g rea t c r a ftsma n sh i p, h o n est use of mat er ials, balance and st rengt h.
D er r i c k Cruz , D esi gn er D er r i c k Cruz S tu d i o
JE S S IE NELS ON Designer
J e s si e Nel son i s a mu si ci a n, audio engineer and f ur nit ure designer. Fo r over a d eca d e h e’s co mposed, produced, and per f ormed music a ro u n d the wo rl d . In 2 007 , his t echnical and creat ive int erest s coll i d e d to i nsp i re a ca reer i n f ur nit ure design and f abricat ion. H e was so o n c rea ti n g wo rk s for the likes of MoM A, The Ace H ot el, Roman & Wi l l i a ms, S erato a n d Wa rby Par ker among ot hers. But his on-going rel a t i o n shi p wi th the Ace Hot el and Roman & Williams can perhaps be c red i t e d wi th so l i d i fy i n g h i s cont inued passion f or f urnit ure. M r. N e l s o n cu rrentl y wo rk s and lives in New York, New York.
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“ I ’m t h ri lle d to re le as e my first collect ion as Jessie Nelson S t udio. I loo k fo r w a rd to your fe e dbac k as I hone m y voice w it hin t he m edium . Thank yo u .” – Jessi e Nel so n
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P HOTO GRAPHY - Regine David M O D ELS - Mo r ta Kont r imait e, Rober t N elson, Cat H AIR & M AKE UP - Ashly Jane Meyer s S T Y LIST - Vincent Michaud GR AP HIC D ESIGN & L AYOUT - Der rick Cruz