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Guthrie Siwinski
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Sam Balaban
Ebonized Red Oak & Stone
This table plays on the organic shapes found in nature, utilizing simple construction to emphasize the natural feel. It incorporates rocks from the coast of Maine as an intrinsically natural material. The hand-carved underside serves as a subtle attention to detail that brings the table out of planer. This piece sits solid and stable, yet playful, in how it interacts with the space around it.
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Rhode Island School of Design
White Oak & Cotton Chord
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Sam Balaban
Walnut & Cotton Cord
This piece utilizes the same minimalist design and clean lines that are found in its counterpart, the Bodhi Table (below). Acting as a functional seat for meditation and a comfortable place to lounge, the Bodhi Chair finds a balance between aesthetic and comfort.
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Olivia Propeck
Found Photos, Cyanotype Prints, & Origional Poetry Collected in a Handbound Book
This project was born from the idea of gathering. We live our lives constantly collecting abstract experience and in many ways the act of living life is an act of gathering. This collection of found photos, and poems which were written over the course of a year, have been curated to illustrate the process of gathering the experiences of empathy and care. The poems and the photos follow the steps of learning these emotions. By combining these poems with photos of strangers, this work creates a space where the honest and vulnerable emotions that are felt through the writing, can pass through and be applied to the strangers in these photos. The goal is for the reader to question their individualistic thinking and begin to feel the oneness of everyone and everything, to begin to sense their capacity for radical empathy and care.
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Sam Balaban
Walnut, Ebony & Leather
Mixing the clean lines of Danish furniture with the understated simplicity of Japanese style, this side table was created as a companion to the Bodhi Chair (above). This piece strikes a balance between symmetry and functional design, allowing it to exist in any space.
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Nate Walker
Ebonized Red Oak
I wanted to play with the idea of negative space. In the places where there should be defined connecting lines, there are open voids that allow for this piece to be viewed from perspectives that are often hidden. This, along with the six legs that meet to create three distinct points, make a perfect opportunity for some unique journey that ties the whole piece together.
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Samuel Falzone
These pieces were born from curiosity, created by deconstructing used skateboards, and piecing them back together. I experimented with new materials and new processes, pushing them to their limits and learning to take the old and make it new. These pieces serve as an exercise in trusting the process and not being attached to a result.
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The leaves turned red then green again, And I learned that nothing dies forever. I grew and found that life is certain to continue. And I fell in love with the process of becoming.
I gathered plant stems and rolled them between my fingers and loved when the tar in the asphalt hit my nose. I buried myself in the hot sand in the dunes and watched the shadows flicker and bounce around under the cover of a big tree. I didn't know a lot, but I was forgiving. And I held my hands out constantly, trusting that whatever was placed in them would be something of value. A drizzle of rain was a welcomed guest because it meant change. And a rip in my pants, or a mud stain, meant they had been loved. And love was so important to me. So I learned to offer care to everything just because it exists. I was eager and honest and knew what I needed to know.
And now, The same birds will still chirp the same song when I listen through the window of my old house. There are still millions of blades of grass that are yet to feel a shadow wash over them. And a million plant stems to be rolled between fingers.
And there is someone else out there hearing the wisdom that the world offers if you would only listen.
Statements
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Education
Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
August 2023 - December 2024
- Undergraduate BFA degree-seeking program in Woodworking & Furniture Design
- Fall 2024 Maine College of Art & Design BFA Show Award winner for Best Work by a Sophomore
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
August 2025 - Present
- Undergraduate BFA degree-seeking program in Furniture Design
Employment
The Lab Fabrications, Carlstadt, New Jersey - Scene Carpenter
June 2026 - July 2026
- Interpret shop drawings, field dimensions, sketches, and 3D models
- Fabricate scenic structures using plywood, MDF, dimensional lumber, steel and aluminum, acrylic, laminate, and various specialty materials.
- Collaborate with other departments like painting and metal to complete the overal builds both in shop and on site
Deb’s House, Short Hills, NJ - Production Assistant on Reality TV Show
January 2025 - February 2025
- On-site art department production assistant and all-purpose gofer on the set of a reality TV show; ALLBLK Network
- Set design; Construction work; Assist directors and cast
&Son, 138 Sullivan St, New York, NY - Featured artist and designer.
May 2022 - Present
- commission-based design projects
Guarino Furniture Design, Cedar Grove, NJ - Woodshop Apprentice
June 2022 - June 2023
- Designed and manufactured furniture pieces from conception to completion
- Gained hands-on experience in woodworking and carpentry techniques
- Featured gallery show artist in Lambertville, NJ
Skills
Fine woodworking and furniture design
Scene Carpentry
Uphostery and weaving skills
Creative Writing - Poetry & Prose
Music production - Vocals & Guitar
Photogrophy
Photoshop
Crotchet
Mending techniques
Sewing
Card Magic
Lock Picking
Last Updated 8.19.26
2026
Photo By
Guthrie Siwinski
Walnut & Maple
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Sam Balaban
Cherry, Maple, Walnut, Red Oak, White Oak, Ash
How could I create a piece with the least amount of bias? In an attempt to deskill my process and relinquish control, I decided to create the context in which this piece would exist, and then step back as much as possible. The simplistic joinery system allowed for design decisions to be informed by intuition and chance rather than following traditional design elements. The placement of each stick was decided by throwing a ball into the air and removing whichever piece it landed on from the grid. This functional bench was born from a system that is rooted in happenstance. I am exploring what it means to have a symbiotic relationship with my work wherein we both allow ourselves to be.
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Sam Balaban
Bleached Ash
For the Ribbon Table I wanted to draw upon the work of many designers before me. The shape of these legs has existed in so many contexts that it almost feels like they have always been there. like certain melodies I know. Even throughout my own iterations this form found multiple homes, originally starting upside down as the legs of a bench. I'm specifically drawn to the movement that is created when the legs split away from each other and I'm eager to replicate this in future work. I'm proud to be discovering my place in the long history of this shape that I love so much.
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Nate Walker
Maple
In woodworking, we often blur the line between additive and subtractive processes, using both simultaneously throughout a project. With the Sled Table, I wanted to define this line and make it as clear as possible. I began by building up, with basic boxy forms and hard edges. I ended by breaking down, carving, and shaping away all excess material to achieve the smooth and subtle curves.
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Sam Balaban
Cherry & Wool Yarn
Experimenting with a classic design, this table finds a nice balance between its contemporary elements and traditional style. I crocheted the granny square hammock/shelf to work both functionally and aesthetically. The soft texture of the yarn contrasts nicely with the solid and smooth wood.
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Samuel Falzone
Ash & Recycled Skateboards
In the summer of 2022, a tree fell in my uncle's yard. It was an old ash tree that had stood on the property for as long as he had lived there. When he mentioned this to me I told him, “Fender guitars are made of ash.” This project began two years before it was finished, when I first split the wood and allowed it to dry in my attic for three months before milling. From Pennsylvania to New Jersey, to my first year at college in Maine, this guitar traveled with me and grew up as I did, and was named Ashley after the tree that started it all.
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Sam Balaban
Cherry
What would it mean to make a piece that is fully fueled by intuition? It would mean dropping the traditional standards of value that defines most furniture. It would mean allowing something to come directly from the heart and giving it to the world, free of prejudice. With this piece, I have started a long journey of finding the middle ground between arbitrary standards of value, and innate ones. The very traditional construction of this piece, contrasted with the non-traditional elements, is just starting to break that line.
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Samuel Falzone
Recycled Skateboards & Mahogany
I built my first functional instrument in between my homework assignment and high school classes. It was created over a month in my garage with tools borrowed from friends. Made through a similar process as my skateboard sculptures, it eventually informed the creation of Ashley.
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