Chen Chen & Kai Williams

Brooklyn furniture and object design studio founded in 2011 by Pratt Institute-trained industrial designers Chen Chen and Kai Williams, based in Greenpoint since 2014. The studio produces experimental, material-driven furniture and objects using processes including cement casting, resin casting, stone polishing, and metalwork, and is represented by The Future Perfect. Notable pieces include the resin-cast Cold Cuts Coasters, later reworked as hand-tufted rugs with Tai Ping Carpets, and the walnut-based Sacred Tree collection, covered by the New York Times in 2024. The studio has also collaborated with knife maker Craighill and exhibited the collection Basic Instinct at The Future Perfect gallery.