Oliver Pelle of PELLE shares some of his favorite things, including a building, accessory, and childhood memory.

We’ve been following the work of New York City based PELLE for years as they’ve released beautiful collections of lighting, furniture, and art objects. The design studio was founded in 2011 by Oliver Pelle and his partner Jean Pelle, who met at Yale University while they were both pursuing their Masters in Architecture degrees. After leaving Germany, Oliver studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology, earning his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe led school. He spent a year in London studying at The Bartlett School of Architecture and then interned for Mario Botta Architects in Switzerland before landing at Yale. After finishing his Masters in 2004, he worked for Robert A. M. Stern, Yale’s former dean, until 2011 when he left to form PELLE with Jean and the rest is history… In this week’s Friday Five, Oliver shares some of his favorite things, including a building, accessory, and childhood memory. Photo courtesy Artist Right Society
1. Crown Hall

I spent many, many hours in Crown Hall by Mies van der Rohe during my undergraduate studies. I simply love the building as I love his work in general. Mies was the head of the architecture department at Illinois Institute of Technology after he left Germany in 1937. Most of the campus master plan and buildings are designed by him. I remember the ...