A Hint of Humor
A craftsman creates art and bars that feature clean Midcentury Modern lines and a dash of humor with unexpected shapes, like the boomerang.
Art, stand-alone bars and reception desks get a mod interpretation at Atomic Pad, an online company owned by Vincent Dogat and located in Granada Hills, California. “For me, Midcentury Modern is about optimism in the future,” Vincent says. “The sentiment was that ‘tomorrow is going to be awesome,’ and it’s reflected in the design.”
ACROSS THE SEA
Vincent was born in France in the Midcentury Modern era. “The American dream was going strong in France when I was growing up,” he says. After graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Vincent began to work in the Alpine ski industry, creating new concepts with a team of product designers. “That’s where I realized I wanted to create technically great products—but with my own designs,” he says.