wˈʌn ʌv hɪz fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ ænd dɪzˈaɪn ɹˈiːteɪl vˈɛntʃɚz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z wʌz fˈɔːɹm ænd fˈʌŋkʃən ɪn tɹaɪbˈɛkə wɪð pˈɑːɹtnɚz, fɹˈɛd ʃnˈeɪdɚɹ ʌvðə bˈiː fˈɪfti tˈuː z ænd dʒˈæk fˈɛldmən.
One of his furniture and design retail ventures in the 1990s was Form and Function in Tribeca with partners, Fred Schneider of The B-52's and Jack Feldman.