Eriq Wities

MFA Furniture Design

...For Now

Eriq Wities is a designer, educator, maker, and parent.

I’m interested in furniture objects that earn their presence through use, structure, and clues of their construction. My work is rooted in the intersection of functional modernism and material intimacy. Driven by an obsession with high craft and an earned sensitivity to medium, I’m drawn to objects that feel inevitable yet unresolved, where comfort is precise rather than indulgent and restraint invites character and specificity to emerge over time.

Minimalist wooden side table with a thin rectangular top supported by geometric vertical elements rising from clustered blocks. Warm wood tones create an architectural, skyline-like composition.

Reaching Table
Maple, Sycamore, Teak
32 x 41 x 9"

Stacked wooden blocks form a geometric table base with exposed end grain, varied wood tones, and painted surfaces. The layered construction emphasizes repetition, material contrast, improvisation, and the tension between rough construction and careful composition.

Lumber Chest
Pine, Acrylic Paint
35 x 14 x 15"

Cantilevered steel tube chair with tensioned nylon webbing seat and backrest. The continuous black frame contrasts with pale strapping, emphasizing flexibility, visible structure, active sitting, and the relationship between tension, support, and movement.

A7 Chair
Steel, Nylon Webbing, Piano Springs
33 x 18 x 19"

Windsor-inspired cherry chair made from a single salvaged board, featuring sculpted spindles, live edges, and visible knots. The chair emphasizes material continuity, irregularity, and the relationship between natural growth, structure, and hand-shaped form.

Kaddish Arm Chair
Ornamental Cherry
32 x 22 x 19"

Small sculptural wooden table composed of interlocking geometric forms, contrasting wood tones, and exposed joinery.

BA Table
Reclaimed lumber, various species
16 x 14 x 13"

Minimal modernist cherry grandfather clock leaning casually against the wall, featuring a single hour hand and visible grain. The face is carved with a 12 radial facets.

Scale Clock
Cherry, Quartz movement
76 x 9 x 2"

Cherry wood growth chart with a geometric pattern created through masked black vinyl mounted to the wood.

Scale Growth Chart
Cherry, Vinyl, transfer tape, sunlight
72 x 10 x 1"

Rectangular cherry wall panel composed of evenly spaced vertical strips with continuous grain patterns across the surface.

Scale Calendar
Cherry, transfer tape
29 x 11 x 1"

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Rhode Island School of Design

20 Washington Place
Providence, RI 02913–2784
United States of America

+1 401 454 6100
+1 800 364 RISD