Josh Jakus design: modern architectural products and furniture. Industrial wool felt, recycled rubber, and other sustainable materials. Berkeley and San Francisco, California. (JJ / joshjakus )

Josh Jakus is a Berkeley, California–based designer dedicated to making experiential connections between form and function. When people use one of Josh’s products, they naturally encounter the way it was conceived and developed. Achieving such connections requires a strict material sensibility — using materials in their simplest form so intrinsic qualities show through — and a rigorous design efficiency that strives to get the most impact out of the fewest moves.