We are a full service design, branding and manufacturing agency focused on the development of engaging sensory designs.  Founded by Ilan Dei in 1996, we have served clients and companies across the world.  The studio, made up of designers, fabricators, and master craftsmen, collaborates to create memorable experiences through iconic design.

DESIGN SERVICES

We specialize in branding, design and manufacturing.  Our design studio and prototyping fabrication shop are located in the same facility in Venice, California. This allows our designers to provide a collaborative services for our clients in all areas of development from conceptual design to fabrication.

FABRICATION SERVICES

Taking over a city block, our 10,000 square foot, state of the art design and fabrication facility houses a full metal and woodworking shop equipped with the latest digital fabrication tools including CNC-routers, metal mill, laser cutter, 3D printer, and plasma cutter.  These progressive tools and our seasoned master craftsmen open a vast range of opportunity to such mediums as wood, metal, plastic, composite, and ceramics.  

About Ilan Dei

A vibrant member of our global community, Ilan continually absorbs the cultures and topographies of our sphere.  As a commercial fisherman who worked the Atlantic Ocean, Ilan harnessed the awe-inspiring character of nature as a compass to an apprenticeship with the traditional-master Japanese woodworker, Kai Ito.  In spite of classical foundations, Ilan also embraced dense urbanity and yokes his expertise in digital fabrication tools to realize objects that traverse both worlds.  Today, Ilan's style is a "lush minimalism," which connects modernism's design-clarity to the warmth of rich materials and color palettes.  This practice has led to such honors as the 2006 finalist for the American Society of Furniture Designers Pinnacle Award.  Though Ilan was born in Israel and journeyed through diverse neighborhoods, he calls Venice, California home.