We are thrilled to invite you and your colleagues to a special event at our showroom to introduce Mario Gentile and Tim Barnes, designers of Philadelphia-based Shift Design / ShiftMakes.
Join us Thursday May 28th at 8:30 am, to meet the designers and enjoy breakfast, it will be a great opportunity to connect, share ideas, and celebrate thoughtful design together.
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Shiftspace recontextualizes traditional tile making with an
oyster-inspired façade system at Venice Architecture Biennale – 2023
Part of the Venice Architecture Biennale, Shiftspace has designed a twisted arch clad in cascading porcelain tiles. ‘OSTREA’ draws inspiration from the oyster-lined walls of Venetian canals and their filtration capabilities. Over 300 hand-glazed tiles wrap the delicate wood and aluminum screen to create a physical and metaphorical filter, in hues of the Venetian lagoon.
Shiftspace partnered with Botteganove
A heritage tile manufacturer in the Veneto region, Italy to produce the custom tiles.
Developed in partnership with EQUITONE:
EQUITONE is a high‑density fiber cement rainscreen panel engineered for ventilated facades, offering greater durability, weather resistance
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Students from Temple University’s Tyler School
The modular pavilion was built for the exhibition, focusing on the theme Repair, Regenerate, Reuse. It provides a safe, adaptable, and sustainable space for informal market vendors addressing themes of migration and urban equity.
Shift designs sustainable outdoor furnishings built to endure in both form and function. Envisioned as a flexible toolkit for architects and designers, the collection is fully customizable with tailored colors and configurations for both commercial and residential use.
Modern American Furniture formed for life outside.
Rambler modernizes a communal classic. Engineered with precision aluminum, it refines the familiar picnic table for contemporary gatherings.
Pecise engineering and architect eyes
Design development in architecture is the transitional phase where rough concepts from the schematic design stage evolve into precise, practical plans. It bridges the gap between a general vision and the final, detailed blueprints used for construction.
Shift designs sustainable outdoor furnishings built to endure in both form and function.
Envisioned as a flexible toolkit for architects and designers, our collection is fully customizable with tailored colors and configurations.
Shift is directed by Tim Barnes and Mario Gentile and was established in 2009. Voices of architects, artists, craftspeople, and industrial designers come together at Shift, fusing sustainability and expressive design for outdoor environments.
Portico Row is a set of sixteen historic rowhouses located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia
These brick houses were built between 1831 and 1832 and were designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887). Created using the typical Philadelphia rowhouse plan with front building, piazza, and back building, they were designed in the Greek Revival style.
Philadelphia-born architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887) is best known for serving as the fourth Architect of the Capitol. He fundamentally shaped 19th-century American civic architecture by designing the iconic cast-iron dome and the north and south wings of the United States Capitol in Washington,
Portico Row – Home of Sarah Josepha Hale, the author who penned the famous nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
The Third Bistro Table is designed for groups, ideal for markets, parks, and cafés
New processes for bending were developed to accomplish this deceptively simple design. Third is comprised of three precise components that are seamed together and converge on an central umbrella hole.
Utilizing high-grade recycled aluminum, formed through a balance of precision machining and hand-fabrication. Produced entirely in the USA, the work is engineered for longevity and fully recyclable at the end of its lifecycle
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