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View fullsize HATS . Eco-wash olive green YP classic dad cap with embroidered logo . 90% of proceeds will be donated to @pplsaction in support of their Home’s Guarantee campaign creating affordable housing and protecting tenant’s rights . Follow the li
View fullsize OXIDE (for sale) . mid process on x2 seconds from this last custom sizing (16”w x 25” h x 14” d) available soon at a discount in powder coat only and the wood finish of your choice. DM for details or to claim . . . #laylostudio #oxi
View fullsize We’re always searching for ways to make our process as sustainable as possible. This year the @nearnorthmontessori quails are helping us out by taking our wood shavings off our hands. Thanks guys! 🍳
View fullsize SUNBREAKER . 60” wide with curved emerald green case, sand cast bronze lattice, and oiled walnut drawers . started in 2020 in collaboration with the talented team at @westsupplyllc and slowly but surely completed at our studio. . . . #laylostud
View fullsize BB and Ribot . . . #laylostudio #sunbreaker #ribot
View fullsize RIBOT RUG . . w/ Lydia and Dolly lounging . . The first of a new typology woven from hand-cut merino wool felt. Lydia envisioned the process during a Marc Ribot performance we were lucky enough to attend last year and has referred to it as such ever
View fullsize making . images from several weeks of work on a custom hutch for local clients. Lots of fun details executed and more to come. . . . #laylostudio #process #handmade #furniture #chicago #metalwork #bendthis #weldthat
View fullsize SUNBREAKER burnished blue & antique oak . . Grateful for a beautiful day to snap photos of this new sizing (aka ‘Babybreaker’). Trouble makes a cameo while on break from bird patrol . . #laylostudio #sunbreaker #babybreaker #burnished
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View fullsize BASSO . . . custom sizing with walnut legs headed out the door this week for the team at @amyhirsch_design Thanks guys! . . . #laylostudio #bassobench #handmade #customfurniture #blackenedsteel #walnut #craft #metalwork #woodturning #wovenleather #ch
View fullsize Lost in the grain of this oval tabletop on a JUNO base. . . . Custom sizing for the wonderful team at @michael_del_piero_ . We are always grateful for the opportunity to create something beautiful for patient clients . . . #laylostudio #juno #walnut
View fullsize Simple Stool in oxidized walnut with inset merino wool top (rost) shot on the shop floor . . . #laylostudio #simplestool #merinowool #felt #walnut #woodworking #customfurniture #handmade #craft #chicago
View fullsize LAYLOxTABOR No.2! . Grateful for the opportunity to recreate this piece for a private client with @taborshiles . shown in screen printed silk twill upholstery, oxidized oak woodwork, and blackened steel hardware . Last piece of 2021 and lots in stor
View fullsize LAYLO . . . portraits by the one and only @_ash_dye_ shot in our Humboldt Park studio . . . #laylostudio
View fullsize sneak peek of a new textile collection made from hand-kerfed and woven merino wool felt . . . #laylostudio #process #handwoven #felt #merinowool #crafts
View fullsize studio stills . . . #laylostudio #process #manualmachining #bridgeport #handmade #crafts #chicago
View fullsize “big stretch” . wrapping up two OXIDE side cabinets this week and looking forward to a busy winter . . . #laylostudio #oxide #dollythedog #daylightsavings #bigstretch #handmade #goldenhour #chicago #customfurniture #blackenedsteel #eboniz
View fullsize WALKING TABLE . custom sizing shown in bleached white oak with bronze pins . headed to Florida to see some sunshine . . . #laylostudio #walkingtable #bleachedwhiteoak #qswo #handmade #customfurniture #oneofakind #chicago
View fullsize CODA . essex green frame with graphite upholstery . Lydia and Dolly demonstrate . . . #laylostudio #coda #sit #armchair #essexgreen #felt #handmade #customfurniture #chicago
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