Kalon Studios

Kalon Studios DESIGN FOR A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE
Modern, sustainable design for the home.

New American Modernism Design for a Sustainable Culture

Stemming from a belief in the simple beauty and emotive power of everyday objects, Kalon seeks to deepen our relationship and reverence for the things we live with. Kalon’s work maintains a strong point of view informed by American furniture traditions and modernist design, with a focus on elemental forms, natural materials, and versatility.

The studio prides itself on its intense attention to materiality, which is at the core of each of their designs, as is an obsession with integrity. With a commitment to ecologically-conscious, regional production, Kalon partners with small teams of highly skilled, fairly paid craftspeople and uses timber sourced from sustainably managed forests and the highest quality natural finishes and materials. By balancing traditional craft modalities with high-tech precision manufacturing and modern forms, Kalon invites a new chapter of contemporary, sustainable design. Kalon was founded in 2007 by Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen and is currently based out of Los Angeles, California.

Until now, Rugosa’s two material languages had never shared an object. Sugar Pine indoors. Powder-coated aluminum outdoo...
05/18/2026

Until now, Rugosa’s two material languages had never shared an object. Sugar Pine indoors. Powder-coated aluminum outdoors.

The Material Studies I Dining Chair is where they meet: aluminum where the chair meets the ground, Sugar Pine where it meets the body.

First shown at The Residence for NY Design Week. 144 Vanderbilt.

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Hunt Club House was built as a forever home. West of West designed a low-slung gabled structure in a clearing in the Por...
05/15/2026

Hunt Club House was built as a forever home. West of West designed a low-slung gabled structure in a clearing in the Portland woods, almost entirely of wood: Douglas fir outside, knotty timber and book-matched oak inside, for a family thinking decades ahead.

The Stump belongs here. Solid wood among solid wood, built to be used and kept. A table that will still be here when the kids come home from college.

Photography by .enriquez. Featured in .

In May, we join at ICFF for The Domestic Artifact. A presentation of six American studios working with clarity, convict...
05/13/2026

In May, we join at ICFF for The Domestic Artifact. A presentation of six American studios working with clarity, conviction, and close attention to material.

Alongside Mock Studio, Thomas Yang, Onibi, HB-AS, and Vy Voi, we’ll present works from Material Studies II; tables and cubes in mirrored aluminum and stone.

May 17–19 at Javits Center. Booth W1162.
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On May 15, we’re joining , .us , and for an evening in Brooklyn. Material Studies II on view alongside site-specific i...
05/12/2026

On May 15, we’re joining , .us , and for an evening in Brooklyn. Material Studies II on view alongside site-specific installation from a group of independent designers. Public Records open for the night.

We’d hope to see you there.
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„We’ve used Kalon in our projects for years.“ — Colin Stief, General Assembly, in Inside The Residence — a first collab...
05/08/2026

„We’ve used Kalon in our projects for years.“ — Colin Stief, General Assembly, in

Inside The Residence — a first collaboration with Sarah Zames and Colin Stief of .

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Most furniture belongs to one setting. This piece doesn’t.Material Studies I in Lime White.
05/05/2026

Most furniture belongs to one setting. This piece doesn’t.
Material Studies I in Lime White.

What independent studios share isn’t an aesthetic. It’s discipline. Patience. The freedom to work on their own terms. A ...
05/01/2026

What independent studios share isn’t an aesthetic. It’s discipline. Patience. The freedom to work on their own terms. A refusal to design for a season, and a commitment to make work that outlasts trends, timelines, and expectations.

The Residence gathers a room full of that kind of practice. Curated by and , with work from studios and makers we’ve been watching and thinking about for years.
These are the people we want to keep working near.

Work by , , , , , , , , , .bigeleisen , , , and
On view at 144 Vanderbilt by appointment, daily. Photos by

The Cube is the smallest piece in Material Studies II. Also the most revealing.Four variations. Stone and mirrored alumi...
04/29/2026

The Cube is the smallest piece in Material Studies II. Also the most revealing.

Four variations. Stone and mirrored aluminum. Each changes with placement, light, and what surrounds it. Deep veining in Mineral Blue, warmth in Iron Red, a softer glow in Mineral Gold.

Mirrored aluminum returns the room to itself. The stone holds it there.

It invites arrangement, because it’s worth looking at from every angle.

The things we keep noticing. The showroom, over time.The first issue of , from when it was still newsprint.Last image b...
04/27/2026

The things we keep noticing. The showroom, over time.
The first issue of , from when it was still newsprint.

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Material Studies II remains on view through April 30.A coffee table, bench, and four cubes in aluminum and stone — place...
04/24/2026

Material Studies II remains on view through April 30.

A coffee table, bench, and four cubes in aluminum and stone — placed close enough that edges blur, reflections multiply, and forms dissolve into the room. Stone flattens in photographs. Mirrored aluminum resists them entirely. It becomes whatever is around it.

In early May, the work moves to New York City for NY Design Week. Until then, it’s here.

Address

3559 1/2 W Casitas Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
90039

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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+18665142034

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