Name David Weeks | ||
David Weeks (born October 30, 1968) is an American designer known for lighting, furniture, and household products.
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- Glasslab at governors island david weeks
- David Weeks Studio
- Awards Exhibitions
- Awards
- Exhibitions
- Publications
- Articles Interviews
- References
Originally from Athens, Georgia, Weeks studied painting and sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he earned a BFA. Weeks went on to work in the Manhattan studio of Ted Muehling before founding David Weeks Studio in 1996. In 2013 David opened up a showroon in Tribeca, New York Weeks was an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design between 1998-2006, and in 2002 a visiting critic at Yale.
Weeks currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Georgianna Stout, partner of design studio 2x4, and their children.
Glasslab at governors island david weeks
David Weeks Studio
Weeks founded New York-based David Weeks Studio in 1996. The Studio produces lighting and furniture for commercial and residential uses. The Studio’s recent product lines include Sculpt, an upholstered collection, and Sarus, a lighting collection for Ralph Pucci; updated Semana chairs for Habitat UK; and new consumer products for Areaware and Kikkerland].
The Studio also creates custom lighting, furniture, sculpture, and interiors. Commissioned projects include Barneys New York, Kate Spade, Saks Fifth Avenue, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, and Bliss Spa.
Awards & Exhibitions
In 2007, Weeks was nominated for the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for the second time. In April 2006, Weeks made his second appearance in the Metropolitan Home Design 100. In 2005, he was invited to judge I.D. Magazine’s Annual Design Review, and in 2004, he was one of seven designers chosen to represent New York at Berlin’s 7+7 Designmai exhibit. Weeks was featured in the 2003 Cooper-Hewitt’s National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now.
Weeks won Editor Awards at the 1999 and 2001 International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Butter's debut collection earned accolades including an award from Blueprint (architecture magazine) at London’s 100% Design Show, and featured the Lunette lampshade.
Awards
Exhibitions
Publications
David Weeks has received media attention from all over the world. Weeks’s work has been featured in such publications as Dwell, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Harper’s Bazaar, Wallpaper*, W, I.D., and Elle Decor. His work has also been featured in the following books:
Articles & Interviews
A Country House, Cookie (magazine), September 2008
Workspace: David Weeks, Dunderdon Website, September 2008
Designer Identikit, Azure Magazine, August 2008
A New Line of Upholstered Furniture, New York Times, March 20, 2008
Best in Show at WestWeek, Los Angeles Times, March 2008
CURRENTS: FURNITURE; An Easy Riding Rocking Chair That Used to Be a Couch, New York Times, September 14, 2006
Are Designers Sheathing the Cutting Edge?, New York Times, May 19, 2005
PERSONAL SHOPPER; Summertime, and the Lighting Is Breezy, New York Times, June 10, 2004
CURRENTS: TRADE SHOW; A Little Modern, At the Javits Center, New York Times, May 15, 2003
Q+A with David Weeks & Lindsay Adelman, I.D. (magazine)
DESIGN NOTEBOOK; Designers Find You Can't Live On Buzz, New York Times, September 21, 2000
CURRENTS: LIGHTING; Good Company For Book Lovers To Greet the New Year, New York Times, December 23, 1999