Suhail Design Studio

05/03/2019

Occasionally I come up with a concept that I can completely visualize in my head but cannot put down on paper. Dark Matter is an example of a study that I was finally able to model and successfully bridge these limitations. The complex parametric geometries are for a potential project I hope to be developing.

03/08/2019

NŪR Skincare founders Anisa Noor and Suhail of featured in Chicago Splash magazine at our newest location in Ravenswood. www.nurskincare.com

Read the full article:
http://www.chicagosplash.com/2019/03/07/who-to-watch-suhail-butt-anisa-noor

01/28/2019

Rakfeldt Residence. Santa Monica, CA
The project brief was to create a sliding "art" wall panel to provide privacy between the kitchen and the dining room. It was vital to integrate the clients Japanese heritage into the design. This interior installation echoed the details utilized for the exterior Kumiko panels. One of the iconic cultural symbols used was the crane, a mystical creature that represents good fortune and longevity. The exterior installation integrated a portion of the wing of the crane for the artwork but in the interior sliding door panel a complete crane is celebrated. The installation integrates a 3 dimensional layered Kumiko pattern into lightweight balsa wood wall panels with programable backlit LED lighting.

01/26/2019

Rakfeldt Residence. Santa Monica, CA
The project brief was to create a unique outdoor experience for the clients by integrating part of their Japanese heritage into the design. The animation was one of the concepts presented to the clients to communicate the proposed new intervention.

12/08/2018

Completion of the Rakfeldt project. Santa Monica. CA. Color changing LED lighting is integral to our work which we seamlessly embed into our architecture, allowing for numerous variations to experience our installations.

11/30/2018

Completion of the Rakfeldt project. Santa Monica. CA. In Japan, the crane is a mystical creature and is believed to live for a thousand years. As a result the crane represents good fortune and longevity. The Japanese refer to the crane as the “bird of happiness”. This project shows a sliding “crane” door panel with kumiko wall panels back lit with integrated LED.

11/28/2018

After 5 years our Electric Forest Observatory art installations are still going strong, these massive structures were repurposed for . @ Electric Forest

09/09/2018

Completion of the Rakfeldt project. Santa Monica. CA. In Japan, the crane is a mystical creature and is believed to live for a thousand years. As a result the crane represents good fortune and longevity. The Japanese refer to the crane as the “bird of happiness”. ... “O flock of heavenly cranes cover my child with your wings.” Part of this installation shows an abstracted crane wing and integrated kumiko layering with a Japanese welcome kanji.

08/16/2018

08/03/2018

Rakfeldt project. Part of the art installation references the Japanese crane, a mystical creature believed to live for a thousand years, it represents good fortune and longevity and is referred to as the “bird of happiness”.