Good Sport: Summer Games by Fredericks & Mae - Remodelista
Photographs by Douglas Lyle Thompson for Remodelista. Gabriel Fredericks Cohen and Jolie Mae Signorile, the duo behind Brooklyn design studio Fredericks & Mae, know how to have a good time. A Fredericks & Mae handmade nylon Windsock, $130, flies from the rail of the 1986 houseboat that Jolie and Gabe share with six friends. One of Fredericks & Mae’s first designs was a set of handmade Arrows “for decorative or ceremonial use” that inspired a cult following. Jolie and Gabe play backgammon in their houseboat. Jolie and Gabe make all of Fredericks & Mae’s designs in their Brooklyn studio–Jolie is in charge of wood production and Gabe is the finish man. Fredericks & Mae darts, like their arrows, are hand wound with thread and fletched with real feathers. A set of dip-dyed, raw ceramic Marbles is $14 for 14 and comes in a cotton pouch. The Fredericks & Mae Skimboard of waterproof, silkscreened Baltic birch is for riding the shallows at the shore–and for aprés-beach display; $320. Flag Dominos are made of Baltic birch and adorned with silkscreened nautical flags in place of the classic dots (each flag signifies a number between 0 and 6); $100, wood storage box and instruction booklet included. Fredericks & Mae Darts and a Beach Tennis Racquet; a set of two paddles with a cork ball and a drawstring carrying bag is $140. A Bocce set of eight painted wood balls with a jack, instruction booklet, and carrying bag is $320. Another version of the Fredericks & Mae Windsock, $130. For more of the duo’s work, see our posts Back to the Future: Nostalgia from Fredericks & Mae and A Modern Take on Worry Beads.