Josh Jakus is a Berkeley, California-based industrial designer dedicated to making experiential connections between form and function. Jakus founded his design practice in 2005 as a way of continuing his lifelong interest in the nature of structure, space and materials. Though his design practice is driven more by intellectual curiosity than pragmatism, Jakus is still happiest making things that are meant to be used. An architect by training with an M.Arch from UC Berkeley, Jakus uses his understanding of the built environment and how it is inhabited to inform his designs, and he hopes his products will help foster a more intuitive understanding of all objects in the people who use them. Jakus uses recycled rubber, factory excess felt and other scrap materials to make his pieces. He designs for efficiency in manufacturing to achieve the highest yield from standard units of raw materials and reduce energy consumption. Jakus manufactures his pieces in the United States in small batches to meet customer demand.