The humble apple box is a stalwart on film and photography sets, traditionally used to prop objects up, to stand on, or to sit on. One designer is taking the simple form to the next level—by crafting it into furniture. "I've always wanted to design a chair," Brooklyn-based photographer Ilan Rubin says. "And because I use it on a daily basis, the apple box became my aha moment. I kind of looked at it one day and thought, That's it. That's my chair!" Fascinated by the usefulness of the item on his own sets, he sought to bring the functional form to a wider audience. "It is made to be used as a stool , side table, seating surface, or sculptural object ," he said in a statement.

Detailing on a limited-edition box.

Rubin's apple boxes are fabricated in Long Island City at Downing Frames, helmed by Clint Downing. There are are solid wood iterations (made of oak, maple, or walnut), plywood models (made of painted birch plywood), and limited-edition series (the current one features patterned cutouts, Rubin's images, and more). "In many ways, photographs are not real, so it's nice to create a three-dimensional object. A real object," Rubins says. aplboc

Painting a plywood box.

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