Hellman-Chang: Made in Brooklyn
Hellman – Chang‘s designs have long been the furniture of choice for some of my clients. So imagine how delighted I was to finally come across the design duo last May during the ICFF show in NYC. Yes, I knew that each of their pieces were made by hand by their highly skilled craftsmen, but what I did not know was that the designers themselves took an active role with the making of every pieces that are made.
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Their Brooklyn-based studio is not a crowded factory with assembly-line workers, but an inspiring workspace where timeless fabrication techniques are fostered. All of their boldly designed, traditionally-crafted pieces are meant to last for generations, and embody the spirit of hand-built artisanship. I like the fact that Hellman-Chang’s designs happen organically, through an intuitive process. The result is contemporary, but livable, grounded in the natural beauty of the wood. “It’s still design-conscious, but feels a little warmer,” explains Eric. “While it’s good to push the conceptual envelope, our pieces are something you can see in your home.”
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Lucid Cocktail Table
Lucid is a new line of side, cocktail and dining tables incorporating along with their signature solid wood designs. “The Lucid line was about playing with the perception of lightness and mass,” said Daniel Hellman. The tables feature two sheets of Starphire glass encompassed by a “closed-circuit” solid wood frame. The ultra-clear glass offers undistorted views of a rug or floor below, while allowing objects to float on the top and shelf surfaces. “The ultra-clear transparency of the two sheets of Starphire glass creates a sense of weightlessness, while the proportion of the frame simultaneously gives it immediate presences,” Daniel said. By using glass, Hellman-Chang has taken a step away from their classically wood-based design. Daniel and Eric have maintained the warm, Zen-like aesthetic they are known for, while bringing attention to line and form.
 Daniel Hellman and Eric Chang
The design duo is celebrating their fifth year of defining Brooklyn sophistication in luxury for high-end residential and hospitality environments. Hellman-Chang furniture is designed and manufactured in their Brooklyn studio. Their products are showcased in A. Rubin showrooms in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, and in David Sutherland showrooms in Dania Beach, Florida; Dallas; and Houston. Hellman-Chang furniture has been used in interiors of high-end hotels such as The Setai, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the Waldorf Astoria, the Ritz-Carlton, the Four Seasons and the InterContinental, as well as featured in such productions as Sex and the City 2 and Gossip Girl.
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