Projects
Elvis's House: 2025
During 2025, Finnegan was granted the opportunity to work on a dog house for a very special puppy named Elvis. With the help of Kieran Nevins, a talented animator that is studying at SVA, the two put their minds together and created a modern dog house for the property. The home features a plexiglass window, turf roof, and a hidden toybox under the staircase.
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Dedko: 2024
My furniture is deeply influenced by cherished memories during my childhood in my grandpa’s woodshop. I now aspire to embed these memories into each of my pieces. The forms in the pieces are an exploration of nostalgic objects and inspirations; including antique toys, domestic objects, machinery, cars and architectural elements from the mid-century period and space-age aesthetic. I feel drawn to modern and sleek objects and am intrigued by marrying these elements with my nostalgic forms. Driven by a fascination for the sleek lines of modernity and the timeless allure of nostalgia, I blend these elements seamlessly within my designs. For me, there is a profound beauty in the marriage of clean, natural wood with accents of black, each imperfection and grain pattern telling its own unique story.
Photographed by Elizabeth Torgerson-Lamark in Rochester NY.
Featured: Jellyfish Table (steam-bent ash), Staircase Bench (ash, india ink), Lounge Chair (beech, india ink, polyester, foam, jute), Rocket Lamp (spalted maple, walnut, frosted acrylic).
Furniture
These are all pieces completed by Finnegan Placek during his time at Rochester Institute of Technology as pieces for his Bachelors of Fine Art - Furniture Design. Some of these pieces can be seen in his Senior Showcase: Dedko (pictured above).
Sewing
This is a collection of fibers art done by Finnegan Placek. He has been sewing since childhood, having grown up with his father teaching him. He now uses his sewing skills within his furniture design for upholstery and other special touches.
