I am happy to announce that I will be participating in the fifth installment of Jack Lenor Larsen’s Planters On & Off The Ground show at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton NY. This is the 4th year that I have participated. As a result I have built up quite a collection of planters. I recently compiled all of my outdoor pieces into a digital catalog featuring seven benches, eight planters and two other major outdoor pieces. If anyone would like to see it please send me an email.

Planters On & Off The Ground      

Saturday June 23rd, 4:30-7pm

LongHouse Reserve 133 Hands Creek Road

East Hampton, NY

Open Wednesday and Saturday 2-5pm

July & August Wednesday through Saturday 2-5pm

Visit the LongHouse website and consider a membership if you frequent the East End

I will be showing a number of new pieces in the show:

I designed this concrete stool to be paired with an all concrete dining table. It seems like it would be equally at home in the garden.

Planter #7 is a Hypertufa trough. The material is a mix of portland cement, vermiculite, peat moss and sand. The mix is designed to mimic a volcanic rock that was used in europe to make carved animal troughs. People then began using them as planters, hence the need for a new material to satisfy the demand.

Planter #8 is made of cast concrete and Sapele wood. The Sapele verticals are fastened on to the concrete base with stainless steel cap screws.

I am very happy with the way the planters look with the plants in them. What fun!

By Nico Yektai -
New York based designer/maker Nico Yektai opened the doors to his Hamptons studio in 1995 after completing the MFA program at the School For American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The rigorous technical training complimented his background in Art History, which he studied, at Hobart College in Geneva NY. Yektai has synthesized this background into a singular style that has gained him national attention. Visit nicoyektai.com for more information