I am very happy to report that I now have work at the Dodds & Eder Showroom in Sag Harbor, NY. Dodds & Eder is more than an award winning showroom that specializes in high end furnishings for the outdoors. They also offer in-house design services to help develop your landscape. I am very pleased to be working with this 30 year old Long Island company and I feel that my handmade, one-of-a-kind pieces fit in quite well with their offering.

Dodds & Eder
11 Bridge Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963
631.725.1175
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Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am – 6pm
Sun 10am-5pm

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Bench #3 from Series #2
Mahogany and Cast Concrete, 17″H x 84″W x 22″D

Contemporary outdoor bench presented in mahogany and cast concrete. This bench is designed to be placed indoors or out and is immediately available at Dodds & Eder.

Bench #1 Series #2
Sapele 17″H x 81″W x 21″D

This dynamic wood bench is presented in sapele and features a gestural composition that uses the structure of the bench to become the detail. This bench can be placed indoor or out and is available inside the Dodds & Eder showroom.

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

I have been thinking about photography and my work. I have decided to pursue some “art” shots where I take the piece out of context. I tucked my small modern bench under my arm and headed to the bay side. We went to the most secluded beach we could think of only to find it quite busy. I was able to snap a few pictures. It was just enough to see the potential in this type of photography. I will now need to get a beach sticker for my truck and try to discover the best formula. I feel that I am allowed to pursue this because the beach is such a part of our lives here in the Hamptons.

The idea is to photograph the piece in such a away as to bring a new level of interest to it. For example i am quite pleased with the curve of the stretcher. The shadow and the angle tell a very different story compared to the studio shot.

There is lots of possibility for people adding a new dimension to these shots. I like the idea of the absurd. Next time I am going to try a piece that is more clearly an indoor piece. Yes, this is an indoor bench which I designed for small entryways. This was my first attempt at apartment sized furniture.

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

Wall Hung Console #1
Walnut 12H x 78″W x 17″D

Wall mounted console table in my portfolio

I wanted to take a moment to go a bit further in depth with my Wall Hung Console #1. This piece has been very well received at both ICFF and the ADHDS. Needless to say I was honored when the piece was featured on two of my favorite design blogs MOCO loco and Freshome. The console was born of a desire to introduce a new piece with drawers. I have always viewed the drawr as a kinetic moment in my work. It had been a while since I had designed a piece with this much potential to “surprise” and the drawers were at the center of this exploration. The other major design factor was the desire to make a wall hanging piece. I have always liked the tension that is created by a floating console. I wanted to create a sense of mass that was floating with impossible ease.

The design process evolved very quickly with this piece and i found myself pulling walnut boards from my lumber rack. Walnut has been my goto wood recently and I had some beautiful boards on hand. The piece was partially born on paper and partially composed as the piece was built. I try to work this way as much as possible because the final piece reflect the joy that I find in the process. At least that is my hope!

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The rough shapes quickly transformed into their final form as I went through the process of subtractive composition. During this stage I try to refine and give reason to the decisions that I made during the additive part of composition. This piece reflects that process at its best.

Pictured below at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show.

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