Studio Sam Klemick works in the spaces between – fluid and rigid, movement and stillness.

Furniture and object designer Sam Klemick (b. 1986) carries a deep love for textiles into woodworking, an instinct shaped by a lineage of quilters, sewers, and carpenters. Following 15 years in fashion, she came to furniture, teaching herself to turn, carve, and sculpt. What began as an exploration of wood became a dialogue between disciplines and mediums. Textiles shaped her understanding of structure; woodworking shifted her sense of pliability. In her hands, rigid materials bend, smooth curves emerge, and boundaries dissolve.

Klemick's practice unfolds in two dimensions: Studio Collection, made-to-order pieces, defined by pleasing, grounding forms like the lathe-turned Bell Chair, and One of One, one-off collectible design objects such as trompe-l'oeil works where wood folds like fabric, blurring softness and solidity. Every piece is handmade, each form an evolution of process that transforms the old into new. A desire for a slower, more intentional way of working guides her made-to-order approach to production and minimal waste. Sourcing is selective and informed by environmental care: salvaged wood from Los Angeles construction sites, deadstock and vintage textiles, and responsibly grown red oak, a naturally regenerating hardwood.

Beyond function and form, Klemick’s work invites a reconsideration of materiality. It asks what is possible when warmth is favoured over gloss, process over fixed rules, character over perfection. Expressions of ease, delight, and other ways of seeing emerge.