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Parker B Smith

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Parker Smith
Architect and Designer - NYC
Formerly @pbs_smith
Work featured in @walkerartcenter @grainlinempls @chromeplease

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A seat is an invitation to rest - It acts as a shelter returning one’s awareness to what matters most.

Stream Stool

#furniture #stooldesign #minimal #modernfurniture #monochrome taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @pbs_des

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The Limen Light is a vessel for reflection.

Designed to reveal how light, like thought, transforms through perspective.

An integrated channel guides light across the opposite panel, illuminating the space.

It invites you to notice: how does your perspective shape the way you experience light?

Every form begins with perspective. Every space becomes what you bring to it.

#design #relaxing #meditation #minimal #minimalfurniture #lightingdesign #customfurniture #mindfulness #reflecting #selfcare #architecture #designfeed #minimalism #bw #spatialdesign #poeticspace #contemporarydesign by @pbs_des

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The “Samsara Smoker” is more than an incense holder. Inviting you to slow down it offers a moment of pause and contemplation in a hectic world. Each piece is handcrafted and shows a record shaped by long winters, open summers, and the quiet passing of seasons. When using this object, consider what has come before and how those layers continue to shape who you are.

Available online at @ideahousethree or in person @grainlinempls

Director @_soyr
Camera @dima__ekimov
Acting @sick.nutton
Editing @mo.perz
location @jamesturell

#peaceful #incenseburner #minimal #promovideo #artfilm taken in Walker Art Center by @pbs_des

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mostly seen by @pbs_des

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Last week I went back to Minneapolis and to my surprise found my work on the middle spread of the of the @walkerartcenter magazine, such a surreal experience.

Thank you to the @ideahousethree team for putting this shoot together and showcasing my work! taken in Walker Art Center by @pbs_des

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objects for a bedside by @pbs_des

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Visualization for the Stream Stools - Would love to see these in a cafe. Production available for interior designers and select retail projects

Rendering by @borolodo

#interiordesign #stooldesign #architecturalrendering #cafeaesthetic #minimalfurniture by @pbs_des

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Samsara Smoker, an object of serenity - Now available online @grainlinempls

link in bio

Director @_soyr
Camera @dima__ekimov
Acting @sick.nutton
Editing @mo.perz
location @jamesturell @walkerartcenter

#incenseburner #intention #designobject #handmadegoods #minimalistdesign by @pbs_des

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Honored to have my first print feature!! @chromeplease - I can’t imagine a better publication as it reflects my values and sits at the intersection of architecture, art and design. Filled with so many other amazing designers go check them out

Their second publication “DELETE” First displayed at Melbourne Design Week in the @mpavilion and now available online in my bio and theirs

Thank you to @audriyy for making this happen
Photography by @solas_ofthe_people

#furnituredesign #designbooks #chromeplease #monochromedesign #artbook by @pbs_des

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Perception defies structure - Minimal End Table

#minimal #design #furniture #Architectural #judd by @pbs_des

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Burning Process for the Samsara Smoker

Fire has always had the power to destroy. But in this tradition, it is used to preserve.

Sugi Ban, or Yakisugi, is the Japanese art of charring wood. A slow and careful process, where the surface is burned until it darkens, cracks, and begins to reveal its character.

The flame does not hide the grain. It deepens it.

Each mark, each line, each texture becomes more visible. The wood carries the memory of the fire.

After burning, the surface is brushed and sealed. The result is stronger, more durable, and naturally protected from weather, insects, and time.

What remains is something quiet and enduring.

A material transformed, not by adding more, but by reducing it to its essence.

#shousugiban #design #process #minimal #woodburning by @pbs_des

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Block out the noise, only what is in focus matters

shot by @solas_ofthe_people
#furniture #mindfulness #chairsdesign #design #minimalism by @pbs_des

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