His exploration of a range of materials through his furniture and sculpture design process has led to the creation of some truly unique pieces by Jesse. This list ranges from couches, to plinths, side tables, totem sculptures, and his most famous piece, The Group of 9. Composed of 9 geometric stainless steel cubes, Jesse designed these to spur the creative side of anyone whose home they grace. These 9 sculptures can be used as stools, plinths, a credenza, stacked as a totem, and laid out in hundreds of different patterns.

He developed this sculpture when seeking to find the perfect piece for the main floor gallery lobby of his three-storey loft office space. The space wasn’t quite big enough for a love seat and chairs, or to set up a coffee station in. He also wanted mobility in the space that he could adjust as necessary. His idea for this stemmed from also wanting something that he could reoganize the draw visual interest and spur creativity for his staff upon laying eyes on it; after all, you can’t design beautiful things without experiencing beautiful surroundings.

He felt the urge to create something like this as a result of an oversized copy of “The Equation of Time” that Creative Director and partner John-Luke Sahlani brought home from a trip to New York. Everyday he walks in, he flips a page to one of 200 works by Lik. The level of dynamic design it brought to the space continues to be one of his favourite features of the gallery.

The idea of being able to reorganize a piece of art to bring a sense of newness, complexity, or simplicity into a space is the highest order of what makes a creative like Jesse tick. It really does spur the creative brain, if not by any other metric than reducing distraction caused by feelings of needing something fresh in your surroundings.