What I am drawn to most about the rental industry is its transformative and mercurial nature. The same objects can rent week-to-week and have a completely different tone and function depending on the context they’re placed in. I often think about the act of renting as a challenge to permanence and to consumption. Renting objects instead of owning them also allows for more fluid choices and the ability to generate vast creativity.
I would consider myself an object farmer by trade and operate at Newel Props as the logistics manager where I coordinate shipping and restoration. Since starting at Newel Props back in March, Newel Props’ inventory continues to impress me with its breadth as four generations of collecting not only allows for an incredible volume of objects but distinct voices and a richness to the variety within a collection. The caliber and craftsmanship of these objects, some dating back to as early as the 1700’s, continues to move me with their beauty and uniqueness.