My name is Alex Gray and Studio Colibri is my furniture and design project. I’ve built lots of things in my life - cars, houses, circuits, gardens - but there’s something special about furniture. You interact with furniture. It’s functional, a part of your daily life. I believe furniture is more than just utilitarian - it defines the aesthetic, the flow, and the spirit of a space. It says something about the owner, demonstrates who they are and wish to become. The interior of your home is a reflection of yourself, but you also grow to reflect the space around you. Connection to place is important. My furniture is made with many local materials and crafted to represent the spirit of dark forests in the southern Appalachian mountains - gnarled wood contrasted with straight lines, rusted sheets of metal against a smooth satin finish. New and old, life and death, decay and rebirth. That’s life - and that’s the forest. I am really interested in being a part of building a healthy, harmonious future where people share greater connection to each other and the Earth. I think the loss of connection has caused most of the problems we face today and hope I can be a part of building a brighter future. I focus on organic themes in my furniture because I feel they ground people, connecting them to place. Part of a sustainable future is rekindling our relationship with the rest of the natural world. I hope my furniture can help do that.
