Nathan Echstenkamper

I'm a designer working and thinking in a variety of media. My point of view is above all shaped by my education in architecture and this training greatly influences how I design and create. After working in the architectural field for a number of years I missed the act of working with my hands and so I moved into floral and event design. My architectural mindset moved with me and helps me think of floral arrangements for their compositional and spatial qualities. Beyond these fields I've expanded more into printing and ceramics, and now with a greater concentration in ceramic design.

No matter what I'm working on I try to look around me for influence and inspiration. Having grown up in rural Ohio and having a penchant for the outdoors, that means what's around me is often coming from the natural and cultivated world. Though not an original thought by any means–I’m encouraged by the natural world for its potential in not only beauty but in the meanings we ascribe to it. My foundational experience in architectural education has instilled in me a desire to create works that seek something beyond the surface and leave room for personal interpretation. And in a related manner, it has also fostered in me the pursuit of constant learning, improvement, and iteration.

I am not much for words or writing, so I hope that the representations of my work speak for themselves on my behalf. The contents of this site are divided into two primary sections. "WorksByCatalog" simply displays my work by media type, while "WorksByNarrative" attempts to sew together projects of differing media into narrative threads.