Makers & Brothers in NYC

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During ICFF in New York in May, Makers & Brothers set up at The Standard Hotel in the East Village.  Makers & Brothers is a favorite of mine – it’s an online shop based in Ireland that promotes and sells simple, beautiful objects made by hand.  They tell the stories behind these objects – who makes them, where they are made, and why.

For their NYC showcase, Makers & Brothers decided to illustrate the process of making a simple stool – which is a very appropriate way to show off their brand and their vision: focused on process and simplicity.  For the duration of the 4-day event, James Carroll (an Irish furniture maker/designer) was with them and he was making 3-legged stools by hand from local NY wood.

I stopped by on the last day, and I had the chance to chat with James and one of the co-owners of the shop, Jonathan Legge (the other owner is Jonathan’s brother, Mark).  I snapped some photos on the Contax T2 with black & white film.  And I was lucky to pick up one of the last stools that James had made that weekend.  It’s now a treasured item around my apartment, and I like that there’s a story behind it.