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3 JASON MILLER Jason Miller is an acclaimed American industrial designer based in Brooklyn, New York, where he runs both Jason Miller Studio and highend contemporary lighting brand Roll & Hill. Miller creates lighting, furniture, accessories and interiors inspired by contemporary American culture, elevating the everyday though rich materials and reimagined forms. De La Espada works closely with Jason Miller, realising the studio s creative vision through elegant materials, exquisite craftsmanship and meticulous detailing. At the De La Espada factory in Portugal, expert craftspeople optimise the beauty and integrity of every product.

4 MOODBOARD Raised in Darien, Connecticut, Jason s suburban upbringing informs the elegant, historically rich work that has become his signature. He is fascinated by luxurious materials and intricate construction details as a means of redefining and reframing common features of American culture, drawing from Italian design, nature, sinuous forms and sumptuous textures.

5 Jason Miller s furniture is inspired by the housing trend currently prevalent in Brooklyn, where 100-year-old brownstones, originally built as single family homes then converted into apartment buildings, are being converted back into single family homes. Many of these buildings still retain original details such as ornate fireplaces, moldings and woodwork, but are in need of renovations, creating an interesting juxtaposition of old and new design. Jason Miller s product line captures this juxtaposition of time, purpose, and aesthetics. 054 GATES SOFA

7 I try to design things that the designers I admire will like but also things my mother would want to have in her home. I think this is possible. Jason Miller 052 CLASSON SIDEBOARD

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It s one of those materials like stone, ceramic, glass that humans have been using for

11 When I was in school, and just out of school, I worked as a carpenter. I have always liked the humanity of wood. It s one of those materials like stone, ceramic, glass that humans have been using for centuries and will continue to use into the future. I think De La Espada has a respect for the material that comes through in the products. Jason Miller 050 ELLIOT DINING CHAIR

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INSPIRING BOOKS Jason Miller is inspired by common aspects of American culture,

or the photorealistic paintings by Vija Celmins of oceans, spiders webs and

Modern Italian design, rich with expressive curves and unmistakable luxury also

contours, but their relationship with space.

express personal styles, approaching furniture design with a view to the wider

Entryways of Milan Ingressi Di Milano Taschen Vija Celmins Works 1964-96

15 INSPIRING BOOKS Jason Miller is inspired by common aspects of American culture, as well as the forms of nature, whether the striking shapes of fluid in motion, or the photorealistic paintings by Vija Celmins of oceans, spiders webs and stars. Modern Italian design, rich with expressive curves and unmistakable luxury also informs his work, as he takes inspiration not only from the materials and contours, but their relationship with space. Miller is interested in the way interior environments define experiences and express personal styles, approaching furniture design with a view to the wider context of domesticity. Entryways of Milan Ingressi Di Milano Taschen Vija Celmins Works Distributed by DAP Italy: The New Domestic Landscape The Museum of Modern Art, NYC Inside Today s Home Holt, Rinehart and Winston An Album of Fluid Motion 1982 by Milton Van Dyke The Parabolic Press Gino Sarfatti Opere Scelte Selected Works Silvana Editoriale

16 050 ELLIOT DINING CHAIR photography credit Portrait by Jeffrey Schad

A treasured dining set was given an update with fresh fabric. OPPOSITE: A pretty entryway sets the tone for the rest of the home.

A treasured dining set was given an update with fresh fabric. OPPOSITE: A pretty entryway sets the tone for the rest of the home. When Tony and Elsie set out to build a home for their family of four, the space they envisioned was one that would fit the pace of their lives. With two kids, Isabella, 12, and Sebastian, 14, they needed