
The Next One
Bent Laminated Italian Poplar, Birch Veneer, Baltic Birch Plywood, Solid Birch, Hardware / 2021The Next One is an ongoing quest for a better seat. Designed to be used in a myriad of configurations, The Next One affords its user bench seating, a perch, a simuated haind rail, a place to squat on top of, etc…

- About
John Dixon is a furniture and housewares designer, maker, and Assistant Professor ofof Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati.
For the last decade John has been exploring the influence making, language, and the physical manifestation of concepts has on his design process. Often times his products are born from a word, phrase, or already existing object, working top down rather than bottom up. Regularly called a “maker,” John has focused on the process of making, and manipulating material as a major force within his work, allowing him be informed and inspired by material and process, rather than limited by them.
Keep up to date with him @ www.https://www.instagram.com/dixonbranded/
- Region
- Cincinnati, OH
- Website
- www.dixonbranded.com
- Media
- Wood, steel, ceramic
- Professional Status
- Designer / professor of industrial design
- Status
- Member until Nov 29, 2024
Portfolio

The Next One
Bent Laminated Italian Poplar, Birch Veneer, Baltic Birch Plywood, Solid Birch, Hardware / 2021The Next One is an ongoing quest for a better seat. Designed to be used in a myriad of configurations, The Next One affords its user bench seating, a perch, a simuated haind rail, a place to squat on top of, etc…
J16 Big Box Vernacular
Closet Rod, Luan, Red Oak, Paper Bag / 2022The J16 Big Box Vernacular is a replica of Hans Wegner’s J16 rocking chair, but made entirely from materials and tools from The Home Depot.

Counting Calories
Red Oak, Hyde Glue, Soap, Cat Tail / 2020A greenwood chair and its knocked down and packed up mobile workstation used to build it. Counting Calories was an exploration in furniture construction with as little embodied energy as possible.

The Next One Big Box Vernacular
Common Pine boards, 1-1/4 construction screws / 2021The Next One BBV is an alternative version of The Next One, made from common pine and screws, and intended to be produced by its end user much in the spirit of Enzo Mari’s Autoprogettazione.