Jan Plecháč and Henry Wielgus

The prolific Czech design duo on influences, inspirations and combining function with form

Having met while studying at The Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague several years ago, Jan Plech and Henry Wielgus now work together on various kinds of projects including furniture, lighting, product and interior design. But being in the heart of Europe doesn’t mean it’s all easy breezy, “Prague is a really nice cityeverybody wants to travel herebut for design business it’s not …

Cool Hunting Video: Horse Cycles

A Williamsburg company that builds custom bikes to last a lifetime

Thomas Callahan, owner of Horse Cycles, invited CH to his Williamsburg workshop to show us around and explain a little about his impressive craft. A sculpture major in art school, Callahan had a knack for fixing his friends’ bikes—and that hobby quickly shifted into a career building bikes from scratch. Callahan’s intention is creating the perfect sized bike for a customer; encouraging the new owner …

Haack Table

The custom furniture-maker launches mini-production runs of his favorite pieces

CH first spoke with Costa Mesa native, Sean Woolsey back in early 2012 when we discovered his pipe lamps, sheet metal paintings and love of the outdoors on Instagram. After three years, the artist and self-taught furniture maker has decided to create mini-production runs of his favorite pieces, rather than purely 100% custom designs. The first is the Haack Table, commissioned by and named after …