Two design leaders, one studio, meeting where sustainability, craft, and curiosity turn ideas into built projects
Industrial Design
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Architecture
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Interiors
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Industrial Design ✳︎ Architecture ✳︎ Interiors ✳︎
Who We Are
Studio Den Den is a multidisciplinary design studio working across architecture, interiors, furniture, and objects. Rooted in sustainability, our work blends high-performance design with material sensitivity, craft, and a deep consideration for how things are made.
Whatever you're building, we're here to help you take the first step with confidence.
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We are a multidisciplinary design studio working across architecture, interiors, furniture, and objects. We collaborate with brands, businesses, and private clients to create thoughtful spaces and products that balance sustainability, craft, and contemporary living.
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From startups to seasoned brands, we partner with people who care about doing things right—and doing them well.
Selected Clients
Aesop
Arrae
Branch
Burrow
Lalo
Gantri
G-Form
Nothing
Tortuga
Tuft + Paw
Sounds
Steelcase
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Our work is rooted in a shared belief that thoughtful design should feel both enduring and deeply human — balancing craft, curiosity, and technical rigor across every scale of a project.
We approach each project through both systems thinking and material sensitivity, considering not only how things look, but how they are made, experienced, and lived with over time. We value natural materials, refined detailing, and a sense of play and experimentation throughout the design process. Sustainability is inherent in our approach, informing the decisions we make from construction methods to material selection, durability, and long-term use.
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J.R. Coffin, AIA, LEED AP CPHD, CPHB, NCARB
Principal ArchitectJ.R. Coffin received her architectural training at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she graduated with honors earning both a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Architecture. Before co-founding Studio Den Den, she worked on a range of residential and mixed-use projects in Boston and New York, including Winthrop Tower — the world’s largest Passive House office building.
As Principal Architect of Studio Den Den, J.R. has helped expand the practice from Brooklyn into a true multidisciplinary studio with projects spanning New York, Boston, Rhode Island, Washington D.C., and beyond. Her work bridges architecture and interiors through a material-driven approach rooted in sustainability, and has been recognized through multiple art and design awards, including the Creative City Award from the New England Foundation for the Arts.
Principal Industrial DesignerGeorge Coffin, IDSA
George Coffin is an industrial designer with experience spanning furniture, consumer products, and technology-integrated design, George combines conceptual thinking with a rigorous understanding of engineering and manufacturing.
George is known for a highly integrated design process that works fluidly between industrial designers, engineers, and manufacturing partners from the earliest stages of development through production. With expertise in systems of parts, prototyping, and design for manufacturing, his work combines strong conceptual thinking with a rigorous understanding of how products are actually made. In addition to his work at Studio Den Den, George serves as a critic at the Rhode Island School of Design in the Furniture Design and Industrial Design departments, where he mentors emerging designers through a hands-on, material-driven approach to design.