we are a design collective

creating experiments for visceral experience
with the brilliance of all kinds of people
making objects and environments, furniture and interiors, exhibitions and events
mindful of serving health and the environment 

the studio is based in brooklyn new york


Salty Labs is founded by Jonsara Ruth.

Jonsara is driven to enhance the lives of others through design and art. Collaborating with people from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds is a source of inspiration. Every project employs strategies that care for human and environmental health, with a committment to minimizing waste. Elevating everyday human experience is her underlying pursuit. Imagining new and more hopeful futures is her ultimate pursuit. Material curiosities drive her research.

Jonsara has led creative and production teams to design and mass-produce furniture globally and locally. And for several years made the healthiest children’s furniture available in America, working closely with American manufacturers, suppliers. Her designs have won numerous awards and are found in thousands of homes.

Jonsara is also Co-Founder and Executive Design Director of Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design where she is Associate Professor and Founding Director of the MFA Interior Design program.

 
JONSARA RUTH is founder and artistic director.

JONSARA RUTH is founder, artist, designer and artistic director.

HELEN QUINN is an artist, colorist, designer, and stylist.

HELEN QUINN is an artist, colorist, designer, stylist, and project lead.

ELI BACK is designer, design engineer and project manager.

ELI BACK is designer, design engineer and project manager.

STEPHEN FINNEY is an artist and designer.

STEPHEN FINNEY is an artist and designer.

CATHERINE MURPHY is project manager and interior designer.

CATHERINE MURPHY is an interior designer, maker-mender, and project manager.

FRITZ KARCH is collector, merchant, stylist, editor and historian.

FRITZ KARCH is collector, merchant, stylist, editor, and historian.

LIVIA DI MARIO and PAOLO AGOSTINELLI are architects and designers.

LIVIA DI MARIO and PAOLO AGOSTINELLI are architects and designers.

JAMES SCOTT is an artist.

JAMES SCOTT is an artist.

GOSIA RODEK is a designer, researcher and exhuberant volunteer.

GOSIA RODEK is a designer, researcher and exhuberant volunteer.

LISA YONENO is a designer obsessed with textiles.

LISA YONENO is a designer obsessed with textiles.

ZACHARY BARR is a designer, sound engineer and composer.

ZACHARY BARR is a designer, sound engineer and composer.

CRISTINA NOGUER is an interior and product designer.

CRISTINA NOGUER is an interior and product designer.

RUTH O. FRANK (born 1921) is a collector, designer and a constant source of inspiration.

RUTH O. FRANK (born 1921) is a collector, designer, Jonsara’s grandmother, and a constant source of inspiration.