9 & 19

9 & 19 is the studio furniture practice of Daniel Lefkowitz, set in Virginia's pastoral Shenandoah Valley. His work pairs whimsy with refined elegance, guided by meticulous attention to sculptural form and materiality, and the studio thrives on commissioned work — adapting pieces from its own collection or conceiving entirely new works around a client's vision. For Lefkowitz the pleasure is in the making itself: watching an idea become a tangible object, done with care and intent. He aims to anticipate what a person needs both functionally and aesthetically, describing the feeling he wants his furniture to give as being embraced by someone who knows what you need and gives it unasked. Raised in the Valley among a family of artists and designers, he apprenticed with a sculptor at twenty and is largely self-taught, combining traditional craft knowledge with a willingness to work at an unconventional angle.