JOSH JAKUS: Professional designer, amateur musician. Raised by an engineer father and a bohemian mother in Amherst, Massachusetts. Master's in Architecture from UC Berkeley. Based in the SF Bay Area.

DESIGN STUDIO: My work emerges from a keen awareness of human needs, a lifelong fascination with complex structures, and a deep knowledge of advanced manufacturing techniques. I explore this creative framework to develop products that are novel, intuitive, and captivating, often provoking strong reactions and conversation:

PROJECTS: My designs are licensed to manufacturers and have been sold in hundreds of retail outlets worldwide such as SFMOMA, Design Within Reach, Whitney Museum, Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, Uncommon Goods, Seattle Space Needle, Amazon, Learning Express, Paper Source, and Barnes & Noble.

MEDIA COVERAGE: Many of my products have generated viral interest worldwide, including 30 million + TikTok views, hundreds of print and TV mentions including Dwell, Metropolis, ABC’s Good Morning America, DIY Magazine, Blueprint, ReadyMade, Food & Wine, and Bon Appetit, and countless online mentions including Design Milk, Daily Mail, Gizmodo, Core77, Inhabitat, and Treehugger.