Prior to making and designing films, Tink worked as a multi-disciplinary designer in Tokyo and New York. Here are a few samples of his work from that time:

Sanji Furniture Collection

The name is a play on a Persian term of affection, which sounds like “Juji”. In Japan, where Tink lived, his closest friend, Golbarg Parstabar referred to him as that. In Japanese, though, it sounds like “10 O’Clock” – So Tink, with a subtle wink, chose “Sanji” (“3 O’Clock”) as a tribute to her.

The collection consists of 6 hand-manufactured and signed pieces. They relate to the image of concentric circles and of contrast between shadow and light. Details are simple and perfectly executed.

Super-Web Chair aluminum alloy and PVC cord	Calin Chair aluminum alloy, clear-ground acrylic and neoprene
Hori-Hori Chair aluminum alloy and neoprene	Deisha Stool aluminum alloy and neoprene
Woooosh Table aluminum alloy and colored-ground acrylic	Mmmmmmm Lounge aluminum alloy and neoprene
Sanji Furniture Collection catalogue and business card	Tink sitting with Sanji Collection - 1994
Tink logo – 1991	Tink logo - 1996
Tink with Super-Web Chair – 1996	Super-Web Chair – 1992
Lewisohn Collection Named in honor of his good friend and first client, Mark Lewisohn, Tink created the collection as a rebuttal to the overtly “machinist” detailing of the work of his mentor Yasuo Kondo. The pieces illustrate how working with the intrinsic function of each piece can yield compelling silhouettes and elegant detailing. Clockwise from left: Ban-Ban Chair, Lewisohn Chair, Chika-Chika Chair, Wing Table. All pieces are hand cut, bent and ground aluminum with hand-ground solid brass or aluminum legs.	Go-Go Chairs 1992 – Patent leather and automotive enamel over aluminum alloy frame.

“Winks” eyewear collection

1993 – flexible, translucent multi-colored frames with variable lenses:

“Dolphin” teeth in the arms function as a head-band when the glasses are worn atop the head.	“Bones” lens mounted to sides of anthropomorphic frames
“Johnson” organic minimalist homage to Philip Johnson	“Lolita” inspired by the unforgettable image

Miscellaneous

Concept sketch for “Tink-Tock” component wristwatch advertisement – 1994	In 1992, Tink established his own design studio in Tokyo. Both the Super-Web Chair and the Lewisohn Collection were featured inside, with the Super-Web being honored by gracing the cover

Concept sketches for the “Shannon Glass House” Georgian Peaks, Canada. Commissioned by Deidre Shannon, 1991

In the summer of 1993, Tink was approached by Insite Magazine of Toronto to write about his experiences in Tokyo.

Tinkworld... Tink: Writer + Director + Producer + Production Designer + Creator

Sanji Furniture Collection

Lewisohn Collection

Go-Go Chairs

“Winks” eyewear collection

Miscellaneous