Matter is everywhere, existing in various states, often simultaneously.
Matter is everything around us, in everything we think and do.
Matter can be shaped, built, spoken, felt, thought and transformed.
Matter is a means to act, to create agency, to test ideas and to change the world around us.
Matter is a team of makers, thinkers, builders, dreamers and doers…
We are Matter.
ABOUT MATTER.
Matter is a design agency and fabrication studio shaped around the concept of building as a form of research, experimentation, collaboration and discovery. We believe that making and thinking are inextricably linked, and therefore occurring simultaneously and harmoniously. We place a strong emphasis on craft, using standard materials in non-standard ways, and sustainable methods.
The studio works across different scales and materials, spanning architecture, furniture, object, digital and sensorial experiences. Matter takes a holistic approach, focusing on problem-solving through iteration and invention. Our team is nimble, dedicated, and completely enmeshed in the design and making process.
ERIN PELLEGRINO
Founder / Principal
Erin believes design is a process of engaging with problems, opportunities, hopes and ideas. Through research and focus on methods of making in temporal and physical contexts, she works to produce inherently meaningful, generative and prospective designs – redefining the role and definition of craft in contemporary design and construction.
She has been recognized with an Autodesk BuildSpace Fellowship, AIA New England Design Honor Award, a Core77 Design Award in Built Environment, two Architizer A-plus awards, a Paul M. Heffernan International Fellowship, and a nomination for the EU Mies Van der Rohe Award.
She is a registered architect in Massachusetts, and holds a B.Arch. from Cornell University, an M.Arch. II from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and an MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology.
CHARLIE FIRESTONE
Collaborator
Charlie is interested in engaging design at every level. He revels in the details and enjoys percolating design ideas down to material connections. He is committed to a responsible practice that considers the broad-reaching effects of design as it operates within social, economic, and environmental systems.
He is a registered architect in New York State and holds a B.Arch. from Cornell University, and an M.S. in Architecture with a focus in Public Interest Design from Auburn University’s Rural Studio.
Featured Press
Rethinking The Future Awards 2021
First Award | Private Residence (Small-Medium) (Built)
Featured Press
THE SHOP IN DWELL MAGAZINE
Before & After: A Trio of Brothers Turn Their Father's
Boatbuilding Workshop Into a Family Retreat
Featured Press
THE SHOP IN AN INTERIOR MAG
Studio Matter converts a Martha’s Vineyard sailboat
workshop into a craft-inspired home.
Matter is everywhere, existing in various states, often simultaneously.
Matter is everything around us, in everything we think and do.
Matter can be built, spoken, felt, thought and transformed.
Matter is a way of acting, creating agency, considering ideas and actions affect others and the world around you.
We are a team of makers, thinkers, builders, dreamers and doers…
We are Matter.
