About AKMD
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and design collaboration between Ayush Kasliwal and Mike Dreeben. The two met in Jaipur, India in 1998: Dreeben had recently completed an MFA in sculpture at the University of Chicago and was working on a Fulbright grant, studying vernacular woodworking; Kasliwal had just completed study at the prestigious National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, with a degree in furniture design. What they found was a mutual interest in fine craft practices and how these could inform contemporary design. This has becom...Read More
Featured Pieces
Spline Dining Table in White Oak
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
The Spline Dining Table features a solid White Oak base, book-matched whole-log White Oak slabs with live edge.
Impressive at 108" long , 40" wide and 29.5" height.
Shown finished ...
Category
2010s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
AKMD White Oak and Purple-white Marble Tee Table 'Small'
Located in Chicago, IL
This Scandinavian-influenced occasional table is available in White Oak with a Purple White marble base.
The oak top and spindle are hand-turned together after joining. The marble ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Just Where You Need It Table (cast metal and reclaimed teak)
Located in Chicago, IL
This side table or end table is made from a cast bronze base and a turned wood top.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and design collaboration betwee...
Category
2010s Indian Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Just Where You Need It Table (cast metal)
Located in Chicago, IL
This side table or occasional table features a cast bronze base and a cast bronze top.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and design collaboration bet...
Category
2010s Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Wave Candlestick (sold individually, small, blackened)
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-turned from sustainably harvested Mango wood, the Wave Candlestick draws its form from sinusoidal waves. Burned and oiled finish. Available in short (12") and tall (16").
Found...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Candlesticks
Materials
Fruitwood
Wave Candlestick (single candlestick, large, blackened)
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-turned from sustainably harvested Mango wood, the Wave Candlestick draws its form from sinusoidal waves. Burned and oiled finish. Available in short (12") and tall (16").
Foun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Candlesticks
Materials
Fruitwood
Wave Candlestick (single candlestick, large, blackened)
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-turned from sustainably harvested Mango wood, the Wave Candlestick draws its form from sinusoidal waves. Burned and oiled finish. Available in short (12") and tall (16").
Foun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Candlesticks
Materials
Fruitwood
AKMD Soho Dining Table in cast metal with wood top (made to order)
Located in Chicago, IL
The Soho Table is designed with cast aluminum legs and a wood top, made to order.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Stool (available in three sizes)
Located in Chicago, IL
This stool features cast aluminum construction and can use customer's own material for upholstery.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and design colla...
Category
2010s Stools
Materials
Aluminum
AKMD Lily Pad Marble Soap Dish
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved marble soap dishes are crafted by traditional artisans in Rajasthan State, India. Their shape derives from lily pads, and they drain excellently, sparing one's soap from getting soggy. Hand-made, so individual items may vary subtly from one to the next. Marble carving has been practiced in Rajastan since at least the 7th century. Marble was known as the 'royal stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Marble
Shell Chair - leather upholstery and wood base
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
The Shell Chair developed out of my interest in traditional craft practices in North India - in this case saddle making. Beautiful saddles have been produced in India for centuries, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chairs
Materials
Leather
AKMD Aram Cast Aluminum-Frame Lounge Chair
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
The AKMD Aram Cast Aluminum-frame Lounge Chair is a versatile seating solution that offers exceptional comfort. The frame is lightweight cast aluminum, but the broad footing and meta...
Category
2010s American Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
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