Design Studio Sunfish Will Debut Entwined Line in October
New York City residents can view eight new pieces featuring straw marquetry techniques this coming October.
Updated on Sept. 23, 2026 in Interior Decorating
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The decorative-arts studio Sunfish will debut its eighth furniture collection, Entwined, in October 2026. This latest release features intricate Herculean-knot and coiled-snake motifs created through traditional straw marquetry.
Why it matters
The designers are evolving their craft by incorporating new materials and scaling up their creative output to match growing professional ambitions. This collection marks a transition period as the team prepares to depart their longtime East Village workspace.
The upcoming collection features 8 total pieces following the studio's history of 7 prior collection releases. These new works utilize straw marquetry, a decorative technique that flattens rye or wheat stalks to form surface imagery.
The players
Kevin Hollidge
A co-founder of the decorative-arts studio Sunfish who manages furniture frame fabrication.
Julia Eshaghpour
A co-founder of the decorative-arts studio Sunfish who oversees studio design and production.
The details
To execute the Entwined line, the studio uses a hybrid production process that balances local craftsmanship with specialized labor. Designers Kevin Hollidge and Julia Eshaghpour build the underlying plywood frames and sapele scaffolding in their East Village studio, while they outsource the complex straw marquetry work to a workshop in China.
Timeline
The studio released its previous furniture collection in Spring 2025.
The Entwined collection will debut at the Assembly Line Annex in October 2026.
The designers plan to move from their East Village studio during the winter of 2026/2027.
The Home Front
The use of straw marquetry connects this collection to established luxury decorative-arts traditions. This release follows a pattern of artisanal design studios integrating historical craft techniques into contemporary furniture production.
Design enthusiasts in New York City can plan to visit the exhibition at the Assembly Line Annex in October to see these pieces in person. If you are interested in incorporating artisanal marquetry into your space, consider how the scale of these eight pieces fits within your home layout.
The takeaway
The studio is scaling its design ambition while transitioning to a new studio location this winter. Readers looking for unique furniture can observe how the studio blends plywood frame construction with outsourced material artistry.
Further reading
Discover more about current aesthetic trends in the Interior Decorating section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Curbed.
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