GILD began as a simple idea: a house you could come to and find something worth bringing home. Not decoration for decoration's sake, but objects that earn their place. Things that are beautiful because they're considered, functional because they're made with care, and intentional in the way that only happens when someone has thought about how a thing will actually live in your space. It's also, honestly, another side of what I do. My art has always been about making something felt and GILD is that same instinct applied to the everyday. A different canvas. The same intention.

Why 1978?

The year 1978 doesn't belong to a particular aesthetic. It's the year my parents were married and in choosing it, I wasn't reaching for a era or a look, but for something harder to name. The warmth of a home that's been lived in. A table that's hosted decades of gatherings. The kind of love that accumulates slowly in the objects around it. That's what 1978 means to GILD, a feeling to carry forward. Every piece released under this 'house' will look different, sit in different homes, speak in different visual languages. But underneath all of it is the same quiet hope: that something here reminds you of the people you love, and the places where you've felt most yourself.

What working with global brands taught me?

Over the years I've had the privilege of lending my art to some extraordinary brands. Working with the teams at Apple, Disney, and Atoms to turn their products into something that felt more considered, more alive. Those collaborations taught me something I've carried ever since: that design only matters when it's made for the person who's going to live with it. Every sketch, every decision, every detail has to start there. GILD 1978 is where I finally get to do that for myself and for you. A place where the art, the object, and the person it's made for are all part of the same intention.