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Yektai makes miniature prototypes of all of his designs. (Photo credit: David Benthal)
For someone who thinks so much about the art of sitting, Nico Yektai is usually on his feet.
The Sag Harbor-based furniture designer — who specializes in sculptural seating that fuses woods and concrete into one-of-a-kind, asymmetric forms — is more comfortable standing over a table saw or bandsaw, or hoisting large works-in-progress onto a ceiling hook for a better angle.
The result? Avant-garde benches, chairs, tables, desks and other furniture pieces that uniquely merge form and function.
Take a listen to more about Yektai on today’s Southforker Stories podcast…
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
