Zipperer Studio

Zipperer Studio is a Brooklyn based multidisciplinary design consultancy focused on home furnishings. After apprenticing for a number of different designers including Dakota Jackson — and working as a bike messenger to support himself in the intervening years — Zipperer opened his own studio in 2010. Since then, his pieces have been exhibited at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and BKLN Designs . They have also been featured in various publications including Dwell, Core77, Modenus, Surface, New York Magazine, and 2 Modern, to name a few. He most recently exhibited at Wanted Design 2015 during NY's design week. Growing up, I was always fascinated by the origin of things. I always wanted to pull things apart, to try to understand the deeper meaning of them, how they were made, and why. My parents love to tell a story that I think is indicative of what I’ve been trying to grasp in life from a very young age. At 4, I found a screw driver lying around and decided to crack open a door knob to see how it works. I then took off every door knob in the house to compare them to see what the differences were between them. Throughout my early formative years I literally took apart everything from stereo equipment to automobiles. I believe that my take on design stems from the skeletal elements of objects underlying the surface appearance. I often find that the bare structures that are at the foundation of every building is more beautiful that the finished product. When I design, I like to strip things down to bare necessities. I find beauty in pure simple forms. I think there is a spiritual charged quality in them.