DAVID LEE STARTED HIS JOURNEY AS A TEENAGER, WITH A LOVE FOR ART AND AN UNCERTAIN DIRECTION. WITH GUIDANCE FROM FAMILY AND MENTORS, AT THE AGE OF 13 HE FOUND HIMSELF PURSUING STUDIES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN LOCATED IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN.

THERE HE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE, CULTIVATING KEY FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS SUCH AS HAND AND COMPUTER DRAFTING, MODEL MAKING, 3D PRINTING, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, DEVELOPING AN ARTISTIC VISION FOR HIMSELF.

IT WAS THAT VISION THAT LED HIM TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY AT THE COOPER UNION SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. ALWAYS POSITIONING HIMSELF AS CONTRARIAN TO TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL THINKING, THE COOPER UNION GAVE HIM THE SPACE TO GROW, LEARN, AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHITECTURE, FURTHERING HIS VISION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIELD.

DAVID LEE’S VISION WITHIN THE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY IS TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURES, OBJECTS AND DESIGN METHODOLOGIES.

WITH INTENTION AND AWARENESS OF THE HARMONIOUS NATURE OF THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION PROCESS, DAVID LEE SEEKS TO DISCOVER NOVEL AESTHETICS WITHIN EACH OF HIS DESIGN PROJECTS.

WHETHER IT’S A PIECE OF FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, OR LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE, DAVID LEE SEEKS TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF DESIGN BY HAVING DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES THAT ALLOW FOR MATERIAL EXPLORATION AND CONTROL OVER THE PIECES MADE.

DAVID LEE, AN ASPIRING ARCHITECT, WOODWORKING CRAFTSMAN, SCULPTOR, AND VISIONARY THINKER IN THE ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY, BRINGS WITH HIM IMAGINATIVE AND TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS TO HIS WORK. WITH A CONTINUALLY GROWING KNOWLEDGE IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE, DAVID LEE CONSIDERS HIMSELF A PERFECT FIT FOR DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE UNORTHODOX, CREATIVE, AND TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS.