P.J. Doran

P.J. Doran lives in Cleveland and likes to draw pictures and make things. P.J. Doran began making "things" early in life starting with backyard forts and gradually moving up to tree houses, usually constructed from garbage picks, leftovers and salvaged building materials. Getting his start in the housing construction industry, P.J. was able to learn the trade while refining his craftsmanship. Frustrated by the immense waste involved in new construction, P.J. began designing and building custom furniture from reclaimed materials. The influences for his designs and creations have come from several architects/furniture makers including Charles and Ray Eames and Alvar Aalto. With much of their reclaimed materials dating back several decades, P.J.'s favorite part of working with APOC is saving and reusing materials over 100 years old. "I like the challenge of taking something that was discarded or bound for the landfill and giving it a new life." P.J. fits right in as a designer/ fabricator with APOC.