68 Gansevoort Street Former Industrial Loft
Bushwick
975 square feet

"My business is so much about human-made objects. When I go home, I surround myself with natural pieces that I find in the woods or water. When my friends travel, they bring me part of the landscapesalt from the Dead Sea, stones from Pompeii."
photo: Brian Kennedy |
John Erik Karkula: Owner, Karkula
1Orange felt Attolo sofa by Paola Lenti, Karkula, 68 Gansevoort Street. ("It comes without legs. That's the way she likes it.")
2Tumbleweed, New Mexico
3Driftwood from Costa Rica, rock from Sardinia, coral from Hawaii
4White ceramic table, Karkula
5Dama felt rug by Paola Lenti, Karkula
6Genizaro wood chairs by Gabriella Valenzuela, Costa Rica
712-foot bamboo tree, flower district in Chelsea
8Milk glass table with steel base by Karkula
9Black rotary phone, flea market
10The Chasm Chair, polyethylene, by NiceHouse, Scotland
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