John Sorensen-Jolink

About John Sorensen-Jolink

I am a furniture and lighting designer and the owner of Coil + Drift, a design firm in…

Experience

1. Principle and Owner

   Coil Drift

   Jan 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Based in New York\'s Catskill Mountains, Coil + Drift is the design studio of modern dancer-turned-designer John Sorensen-Jolink. The studio creates luxurious American-made furniture and lighting using brass, marble, resin, and wood, that is designed using the unique spacial awareness of a dancer and choreographer. The outcome is a collection that feels vividly three-dimensional, material forward, and rich with form and texture. Coil + Drift made its debut at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), where it received the prestigious ICFF Editors\' Award for Best New Exhibitor and was named one of five Honorees for the inaugural NYCxDESIGN Award for Emerging Talent. Architectural Digest called Coil + Drift’s 2017 presentation “light, airy.with no shortage of the fine craftsmanship for which his Coil + Drift has become known. It\'s a welcome jolt of texture after the pared-back, nouveau midcentury looks that have dominated fairs of late.” Coil + Drift has recently been featured in T Magazine, Wallpaper*, Design Milk, and AD France. Coil + Drift was on the 2018 AMERICAN DESIGN HOT LIST by Sight Unseen.

Education

• New York University

  BFA, Dance Performance and Choreography

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Custom Furniture
• Choreography
• Web Design
• Home Decor
• Social Media
• Business Development
• Acting
• Furniture
• Interior Design
• Improvisation
• Marketing
• Keyshot
• Woodworking
• Entertainment
• Performing Arts
• Event Planning
• Blogging
• Management
• Directing
• Contemporary Dance
• Furniture Design
• Graphic Design
• 3d Rendering
• Object Oriented Design
• Product Development
• Indesign
• Dance
• Illustrator
• Object Design
• Photoshop
• Sketchup