My creative thought process is influenced by everything around me. As I walk through the city streets, my mind is constantly taking snapshots of different elements. I take note of the design or the construction of all that I come across: what I love, how I would alter it and how the design could be advanced. My passion for design began as early as I can remember and runs deeply. My formal professional training is in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I spent 15 years in the Graphic Design field. Although my experience was rewarding in its own respect, my real passion is designing and building furnishings.

With a love for Sci-Fi, Steampunk, Industrial Architecture, Reclaimed Farmwood and a healthy obsession with materials of all kinds, my mind is like a visual engine that is always redesigning and constructing the world around me. The name of our company, The Farm Mechanic, represents the mixing of my favorite materials, my design senses and my compulsive need for function.

The Farm Mechanic was born out of necessity. The furniture I had at the time when my wife first moved in with me was not accommodating to fit everything that came along with her – shoes, bags, hats, clothing and books—lots and lots of books. I began to research furniture that not only would be able to comfortably store everything in an organized fashion, but would also be representative of my sense of design.

    My original furniture concept was born from the Erector Set I had as a kid. The Erector Set consists of collections of small metal beams with regular holes for nuts, bolts, screws and mechanical parts such as pulleys, gear and small electric motors. I scale this idea and I am able to build and integrate different materials into my designs.

We offer superb customizability of unique furniture concepts that are designed for function. When you mix sturdy design with distressed wood, steel, concrete (the list could go on and on) and then combine it with amazing functionality you have The Farm Mechanic. We can also include 50's and 60's style inspired illustrations painted and antiqued on the furniture for an added level of customization.

The name of each piece in our collection is inspired by the old street names of our neighborhood—Astoria, Queens. Astoria had many named streets in addition to the numbered streets. We love mixing the old with the new and find the history of our neighborhood extremely fascinating! What better way to pay homage to where we live than by naming our furniture after the streets we roam and call home? For more information, check out The Necrology of Astoria on Forgotten New York -- http://forgotten-ny.com/2002/02/astoria-necrology/