▁South ▁Orange , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁started ▁building ▁things . ▁The ▁first ▁product ▁he ▁designed ▁for ▁Best ▁Made ▁Co . ▁was ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁functional ▁axes ▁decor ated ▁in ▁a ▁scheme ▁of ▁color ful ▁sp ots ▁and ▁stri pes ; ▁acquired ▁by ▁forest ers ▁and ▁collect ors ▁( including ▁David ▁Lyn ch ), ▁the ▁axes ▁have ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Sa atch i ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Style ▁and ▁them es ▁ ▁Clear ▁and ▁express ive , ▁Buch an an - Smith ' s ▁work ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁referenced ▁by ▁other ▁design ers , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁I . D . ▁magazine ▁and ▁the ▁A IG A ' s ▁F resh ▁Dialog ue ▁Four : ▁New ▁Vo ices ▁in ▁Graph ic ▁Design . ▁In ▁his ▁work , ▁Buch an an - Smith ▁has ▁often ▁expl ored ▁the ▁relationships ▁between ▁people ▁and ▁objects , ▁also ▁drawing ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁every day ▁and ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁lux ury . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Spe ck : ▁A ▁Cur ious ▁Collection ▁of ▁Un common ▁Things , ▁Pr inc eton ▁Arch itect ural ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁www . buch an ans m ith . com ▁www . best made co . com ▁Peter ▁Buch an an - Smith ▁lect ures ▁at ▁the ▁Walker ▁Art ▁Center ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category :