Matthew Allen, the painter-turned-furniture designer behind Red Hook, Brooklyn-based company Mallen4, uses a distinct process of inlaid colored resin to add painting sensibilities to modern furniture.  A graduate of Pratt Institute, Matthew struggled to find a way of incorporating color and composition to furniture. Ultimately, he created a signature process of inlaying colored resin into a substrate material which acts as a functional surface. The pieces can be created in a wide variety of materials, including Corian, wood, metal, and plastics, in any color, from transparent to opaque.

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Deconstruction: Mallen4′s Inlaid Resin Table

4-orm is Paul Guzzetta’s stunning collection of modern furniture, featuring smooth, rounded lines and new shapes influenced by mid-century classics and artisan trends. Each piece is hand-crafted in mahogany, many of which are accented with polished stainless steel to add a modern appeal. The exquisite multi-stage finishes that come in 7 colors from and the more standard browns to an unusual gray (cinder) and green (flax). Paul Guzzetta graduated from Parsons School of Design in Manhattan, and spent years designing haute couture fashion for Yves Saint Laurent before starting his own label. After 15 years in fashion, he moved to interior design and now furniture design.

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4-Orm by Paul Guzzetta