Story

We are interested in what happens when function meets feeling.
How can an object make you experience an otherwise ordinary moment differently?

We often start with something very ordinary: how can we make the experience of using an everyday object a little more thorough, a little more fun?
The joy is rarely in just how the object looks. It is in what happens when you pick it up, move it, play with it or discover how it works.

Our relationship with different objects shifts with time as we go about our lives. So many things today are made to be disposable, flighty, temporary.
We want to make things that grow joy and meaning in our lives. We think this starts with how things are made.

We spend a surprising amount of time thinking about how even the simplest things can have a personality of their own — a little quirk, a particular gesture, a sense of character that makes them feel almost alive.
Our starting points are universal, but our surroundings give us plenty of material to work with. We draw from what we see and experience around us — a gesture, a habit, a material or detail…

We are interested in what happens when function meets feeling. ¶ How can an object make you experience an otherwise ordinary moment differently? ¶ We often start with something very ordinary: how can we make the experience of using an everyday object a little more thorough, a little more fun?

The joy is rarely in just how the object looks. It is in what happens when you pick it up, move it, play with it or discover how it works. ¶ Our relationship with different objects shifts with time as we go about our lives. So many things today are made to be disposable, flighty, temporary. ¶ We want to make things that grow joy and meaning in our lives. We think this starts with how things are made.

We spend a surprising amount of time thinking about how even the simplest things can have a personality of their own — a little quirk, a particular gesture, a sense of character that makes them feel almost alive. ¶ Our starting points are universal, but our surroundings give us plenty of material to work with. We draw from what we see and experience around us — a gesture, a habit, a material or detail…

People

SHED was founded by Priyanka Shah in Surat in 2014. Her belief in the possibilities of making brought designers and makers together around a shared workshop. The Shop comes from this same place, shaped by the different skills, instincts and conversations that give each object its character.

Materials

Wood, stone, metal, pigment — and all the questions they bring with them. We pay attention to how a material feels, what it allows, and what happens when it meets another. Often, the detail that makes a piece is something we discover along the way.

Editions

We adjust each idea until its form and use feel at ease together, then make it in a small edition. After that, it leaves us. Where you put it, how you use it and what you notice over time become part of its story. The Shop opens on 9 October, with new drops on 15 January, 16 April and 16 July. Each is made in a small edition and available until it is gone.

Small editions. Made in limited numbers.
Available until they last.

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