Listen to Episode 26 of Clever: Derek Chen of Council Design
Derek Chen talks to Clever about going from engineer to furniture designer and how he identifies and categorizes American Design.
In this episode of Clever, furniture designer, engineer and manufacturer Derek Chen identifies his childhood in the midwest as the origin of his love for American design, details how he transitioned from his first career as a management consultant to his second career as the CEO and Design Director of Council, a modern American furniture brand, and celebrates the merits of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a model of ingenuity. Plus, he invented a technique for cleaning his room with a 2×4. LISTEN:
Mute chair by Mike and Maaike for Council
Perimeter sofa by Brad Ascalon for Council
Poise Tables by Box Clever for Council
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In this episode of Clever, furniture designer, engineer and manufacturer Derek Chen identifies his childhood in the midwest as the origin of his love for American design, details how he transitioned from his first career as a management consultant to his second career as the CEO and Design Director of Council, a modern American furniture brand, and celebrates the merits of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a model of ingenuity. Plus, he invented a technique for cleaning his room with a 2×4. LISTEN:
Mute chair by Mike and Maaike for Council
Perimeter sofa by Brad Ascalon for Council
Poise Tables by Box Clever for Council
Stay tuned for a new episode of Clever in two weeks! Don’t miss an episode: Subscribe to Clever on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, SoundCloud, or use our feed http://clever.libsyn.com/rss to subscribe via your favorite podcast app.
Follow Clever on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And most importantly, please spread the word to anyone who you think would like it.
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