Spotlight: David Weeks' New Tribeca Studio - Remodelista
We have been following David Weeks’ work for years (and buying his light fixtures: I own three of them and Julie convinced me to get her one, too, at one of David’s sample sales). For the just-opened inaugural exhibit, Brass and Leather, Weeks has reimagined his Semana Chair as a limited edition of 40, made in collaboration with Big Bend Saddlery in Alpine, Texas. The David Weeks Studio is located at 38 Walker Street in Tribeca, New York. The showroom is the first comprehensive presentation of David Weeks lighting collections, furniture, and accessories. The black Doublepod Standing Lamp towers over the Sculpt Sectional Sofa in navy. Above L: A wall of Boi Sconce lights, the Sculpt Sofa, and Torroja Standing Lamp in orange. Weeks’ tall sculptural Cernan Light in black welded steel illuminates his new Folha tables and prints by Brooklyn artist Todd St. John. A sandal maker friend in Marfa led Weeks to Big Bend Saddlery, the longest continuously operating saddlery in West Texas, in operation for over a century. Weeks calls the Big Bend Saddlery approach to treating and stitching leather the “slow cowboy process.” The saddle leather of the David Weeks’ Semana Chair is 1/8 inch thick, giving the sling of the chair a sturdiness that will age well and soften over time.