https://brinstudio.com/instruments daily 0.75 2021-12-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61c098874feab851054fa191/1640011917474/IMG_0337.JPEG Instruments - Instruments (String Tinkers) My interest in creating instruments was the confluence of my love for both music and architecture. I have always considered Luthiery as the “Zen” of the woodworker. It is the mastery of the hand, the tool and an understanding of construction and the properties of one’s materials. To make an instrument “voice” successfully, you must employ all of these factors. It is this challenge that excites me as a woodworker and builder to design and construct an instrument that others can make sing. I am eternally fascinated by the varying techniques utilized in the fabrication of all instruments that allow them to withstand the structural demands necessary to sing their beautiful song. https://brinstudio.com/home daily 1.0 2021-12-21 https://brinstudio.com/about daily 0.75 2021-12-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61bf9fe62f70593e63e948c9/1640015863238/IMG_6302.JPG About https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61be6572b8a0872f0437cd89/1558965382740/MHeiderich_ReflexionenZwei-05-copy.jpg About https://brinstudio.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-12-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61be658b0d7b8841827d9ef0/1558965382740/MHeiderich_ReflexionenZwei-05-copy.jpg Contact https://brinstudio.com/otherworks daily 0.75 2022-01-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61c22a7ba4c43e15e0ec839b/1640114836547/conocoid+2.jpg Other works - Other works In addition to furniture and instruments, I have ventured into a variety of other disciplines. I had a wonderful opportunity to build an Earthship in New Mexico, and I have restored a number of houses in the New England area. These Spanish Cedar doors (shown below) I built for my parent’s home in Texas, and are a personal favorite. I have enjoyed doing lighting projects on a large scale, but have also made a variety of lighting and lamps through the years. I am also a huge practitioner in the construction of scale models for most of my projects. I find models are a great mechanism for communicating with clients and a valuable way to establish a sense of scale and proportion before committing to a full size mockup. https://brinstudio.com/furniture daily 0.75 2022-01-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61bf8a76f94f741f593103fa/1639950132060/IMG_0298.JPG Furniture - Office dA Collection In the earlier part of my career, I was fortunate to collaborate with Principals Nader Tehrani and Monica Ponce de Leon of Architectural firm Office dA (now NADAAA) of Boston creating intimate collections of furniture for clients. Much of the work was comprised of laminated components allowing for minimal structural connections instead of more traditional wood joinery techniques. The work was experimental, explorative and innovative and has been the basis for my approach to design to this day – less is more. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61bf91081d0c1b0eb3a38014/1639945725268/IMG_0296.JPG Furniture - Split Collection The split collection was a carry-over from the work I did with Office dA utilizing thin structural components and innovative connections in lieu of traditional wood joinery and fabrication techniques. Although the materials and forms are more recognizable, their composition is anything but. While traditional wood joinery was incorporated in some areas of construction, minimal structural connections were utilized where tradition wood joinery would fail. Efficiency and economy were the design directives for both materials and construction in the development of this collection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61c09c437ecea70686366db3/1640012874104/IMG_0258.JPG Furniture - Thos. Moser Furniture I have been a long time admirer of Thos. Moser Furniture and was honored when Tom asked me to design a collection for his Maine based company. The Moserform collection was inspired by the Art Nouveau movement of the early 20th century which reflected back to Tom’s family lineage in Austria. Although the sinuous organic forms are a stark departure from the more traditional angular lines of the Thos. Moser collections, it harkens back to an influential era of history and design. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61be3d8983a8091921f2b896/t/61bf98dbf94f741f5933ace8/1639950414195/IMG_0278.JPG Furniture - Shift Collection Often I will use action words as a design directive in the composition of a piece or collection. I enjoy the challenge of creating structure from the subtlest “shift” or juxtaposition of a singular component. Limiting myself in this way can result in more innovative solutions to structural and connective challenges. https://brinstudio.com/curriculumvitae daily 0.75 2022-01-01