Matthew Plumstead designs smartly focused, modern furniture and products for the home and office. He believes that good design is predicated, in part, on being attuned to evolving trends and behaviors. Through the processes of data collection and research, rigorous form making, materials exploration, and prototyping, Matthew has designed products that are desirable and seemingly inevitable. Matthew graduated with an M.F.A. in design from Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he was a Knoll scholar. His work has been seen in numerous publications and has won awards including a Red Dot Design Award, and an ICFF Editor’s Award. Matthew currently practices industrial design at his studio, McCarty Quinn Design, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Product: Leit System