Coil + Drift creates furniture and lighting grounded in human connection.
Our Values
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Clarity
Clarity emerges when the order and structure of ideas are carefully built, each element titrated at its own pace to ensure balance within the whole.
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Gathering
Gathering inspires collaboration and creates space for reflection and gratitude. This practice of coming together enriches our connections, fostering a sense of shared purpose and belonging.
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Exploration
Exploration as a means of expansion. We use intuitive play to fuel creativity and continuous improvement to sharpen our problem-solving skills.
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Nature
Nature teaches us the profound interconnectedness of all life. We learn respect, honesty, and awareness. We foster reciprocity between the earth and all who call it home.
About Coil + Drift
Coil + Drift creates vividly three-dimensional lighting and furniture grounded in human connection. They see design as a conduit for awakening the elemental flow of energy throughout an interior. Coil + Drift values intuition and exploration, guided by a deep reverence for the earth and its rhythms.
Coil + Drift was awarded the coveted ICFF Editors’ Award for Best New Designer when they debuted their first collection in 2016. They were included on Sight Unseen’s 2018 American Design Hot List.
In 2022 Coil + Drift opened their their new 3,000 square foot studio in the majestic Catskill Mountains. Located 2 hours north of New York City, the space includes an office, showroom, and state of the art production facility. All of Coil + Drift’s lighting fixtures are now produced in the studio by their in-house production team.
Coil + Drift is a proudly queer-owned business.
John Sorensen-Jolink
Designer / OwnerJohn has been exploring creativity and use of space since he was young, studying everything from the violin to photography and eventually dance, for which he received his undergraduate degree at the conservatory at New York University's Tisch School (BFA, summa cum laude). He went on to work extensively as a contemporary dancer and choreographer, performing with choreographers and directors such as Robert Wilson, Lucinda Childs, Doug Elkins, and Twyla Tharp.
John began designing physical objects while honing his woodworking skills with the brilliant craftspeople at Makeville Studios in Brooklyn, NY. He created Coil + Drift in 2016 in an effort bring together and distill his creative practices, focusing on creating tangible objects. In 2017, John was featured in a documentary short with Mercedes-Benz for NBC Out that beautifully captures his creative practice.
Miranda Wagner
Head of FabricationWhen she joined Coil + Drift, Miranda had 5 years of fabrication experience in art and design with a focus on metal, textiles, and digital modeling. She received her undergraduate degree in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2017. In and out of the studio, Miranda's multidisciplinary practice draws inspiration from naturalists, feminists and storytellers. She is an advocate for a free and independent press, and in her spare time works with a local youth-led newspaper. As a life-long student of craft she is forever searching for the balance between form and function.
Haley Birt
Fabricator + Shipping LogisticianPrior to moving to the Catskills from Rhode Island in early 2022, Haley had been a long time employee at REI where she gained extensive expertise in the instruction and use of outdoor recreational gear. She spent a significant amount of time improving the practices of their shipping department, and now she is using similar creative strategies to lead the packaging department at Coil + Drift. Outside of the studio she wears many hats. She is a professional photographer, a certified mobility specialist, a naturalist, and a lifelong curiosity chaser. In her spare time, Haley can often be found researching her latest interest or wandering the woods with her camera.