Journal - Kalon Studios EU

Kalon x Reath Special Collection

Evoking exuberance through design

Design for a Sustainable Culture.

Kalon Studios celebrates the simple beauty and emotive power of everyday objects. Seeking to deepen our relationship and reverence for the things we live with, the studio focuses on elemental forms, natural materials, and design that foregrounds versatility and integrity. With a commitment to ecologically-conscious, regional production, Kalon partners with small teams of highly skilled, fairly paid craftspeople and uses timber sourced from sustainably managed forests and the highest quality natural finishes and materials.

In balancing traditional craft modalities with high-tech precision manufacturing and modern forms, Kalon invites a new chapter of contemporary, sustainable design. Kalon was founded in 2007 by Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen and is currently based out of Los Angeles, California.

Element

A meditation on elemental purity

Rugosa

a love letter to the living room and lounging

Material Studies

A material reimagining from indoors to outdoors

Cube + Void

Exploring the interplay between form and negative space

Highland

A nod to the California landscape

Caravan

A timeless nursery collection evoking balance and ease

Bough

A study of contrast in homage to craft traditions

Simple

Modern purity of form rendered in hardwood and brass

No. 5 & No. 6.

An infinitely modifiable seating collection

Echo

An exploration of immersive materiality and sculptural form

Kalon x Reath Special Collection

Evoking exuberance through design

Io

The dynamism of negative space as an acting form

Stump & Trunk

A playful juxtaposition of rawness and precision

Isometric

An ode to the practical beauty and craftsmanship of early American furniture design

Tableware

Humble objects of exquisite beauty