1. Triangle Brush, Veronika Becker - Crafted in Germany by blind artisans, this unique desktop implement combines a metric triangle ruler with a hand-wired boar’s hair brush for dusting away the refuse of the creative process. Get one from Canoe.

2. Magis Chair_One Stacking, Set of 2, Konstantin Grcic - From triangles comes comfort in this distinctive seating modeled after the combined planes of a soccer ball. Sold in sets of 2. Choose from grey, red, and white seating on painted or polished aluminum legs. Get yours at Herman Miller.

3. Extraction Series: Extruded: White, Matthew Shlian - Through his most recent collaboration with Ghostly, Matthew Shlian incorporates energetic motion, rotation, and extrusion, creating shapes that strain to release themselves from two dimensions. Limited edition of 30, available now from The Ghostly Store.

4. Triangle to Triangle Small, Mike Perry - Mike Perry’s hand-drawn work knits and fastens together an intricate weave of shapes and colors. Like his hand-painted Eames Molded Plastic Chair, the effect of his complex illustrations is both beautiful and hypnotic. Get this and more at Mike Perry Studio.

5. Grimm’s Magnetic Play: Triangles - If you’re interested in creating your own triangular complexity, try the 64-piece set of birch plywood magnetic triangles. Arrange them into faces, landscapes, or abstract patterns for a perpetual exploration in color and shape. Pick one up at Module-R.

6. Triangle Notebook, Tan Mavitan - Looking to escape the tyranny of the square or rectangle? At first glance the Triangle Notebook does just that… until you open it to form a perfect square on which to write and draw. Consider it the best of both worlds. Available at MoMA.

P.S. We couldn’t resist adding a few extra triangles. Enjoy some pizza on these triangular Pizza Plates from Uncommon Goods.

Photos: Linked within the text.

What do you listen to while you work? I listen to everything. Looking through my iTunes “most played” songs, it’s a mix of Jóhann Jóhannsson, Burial, Why?, the Antlers, El-P, Action Bronson, and a ton of Ghostly Records stuff.

How do you listen? I share studio space with five other people so it depends on the time of day and who is here. If we can’t agree on music, then it’s headphone time. I’m usually here alone in the mornings and I like to just listen to ambient music. For fellow audio nerds: I use KRK studio monitors, and for headphones I use Sennheiser HD 280 Pros.

Does music influence your work? Absolutely. I’ve been a drummer most of my life. I see connections between music and visual art almost to a point of synesthesia.

Where do you find music recommendations? Who influences your musical taste? Friends let me know, or I find things online.

What song or artist best represents the work you create? I have no idea how to answer this. I’d love to compare myself to Brian Eno but that seems presumptuous. Reading about his process of creating is inspiring and I see connections to my own studio. It’s difficult to sum up my work with song, but I have to go with [Eno's] Music for Airports.

Ideal place to sit and listen to your playlist: I went to Cranbrook Academy of Art for grad school and need to represent with the Eames Lounge Chair.

P.S. Do you have a favorite Herman Miller piece? I’m in the Aeron chair for most of the day in the studio. It’s probably been the best preventative health-care investment I’ve made in the last 10 years.

MATTHEW’S PLAYLIST

1. Archangel, Burial
2. They removed all trace that anything had ever happened here, Hood
3. City Building, Jóhann Jóhannsson
4. 4, Aphex Twin
5. Red River Revel, Brian Blade
6. Kettering, The Antlers
7. Into The Shadows Of My Embrace, Why?
8. Get Better John, Mux Mool
9. Luchini, Camp Lo
10. Barry Horowitz, Action Bronson (Dr. Lecter)

11. The World is Yours, Nas








Photos: Matthew Shlian