Who are we?

We are FACTIONED! … a multidisciplinary design / build firm - which is just fancy language for ‘we like to mix it up.' Our projects include but are not limited to complete interior + exterior environments, large scale feature installations, custom lighting elements, sculptures, furniture and any number of other requests from our clients.

We provide a wide range of services and tailor our skills to fit the specific needs of a project. Our team is adaptable but most importantly, collaborative. We understand the process of design is a complex, living, breathing beast. Factioned is only one part of that equation. We strive to help our clients and other design professionals reach our collective goal. As you’ll see our project types are a wee bit varied (we’d insert a winky emoji here but Gen Z is so over it) and we pride ourselves on being able to tackle anything thrown our way. Ok fine, maybe we can't ‘do-it-all’ … but we probably know a person(s) who does! And we’ll do our darnedest to bring them into the fold.

Our backgrounds reflect our philosophy of inclusion + variation; architecture, interior design, industrial design, graphic design, photography, painting and sculpture. We even have a former thespian and current magician on staff. Never know when that’ll come in handy. Our team has extensive custom fabrication and construction experience giving us the foresight to design executable projects MAGICALLY.

We’re located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at Industry City.

Mug Shots.

Design Director
Our fearless leader, Jared hails from Columbus, Ohio. Home of THE Ohio State Buckeyes. After beginning his undergraduate adventure at Pratt Institute as a Fine Arts major in Painting, Jared was introduced to Industrial Design. He quickly realized this was where it’s AT. After graduating from Pratt and working in his field for several years, he went back to school to THE Ohio State University for a Master’s Degree in Architecture. Jared’s favorite things include organized workspaces, directing designs, sushi, and The Ohio State Buckeyes. His hobbies include cycling, making STELLAR smoothies and Ohio State Football. GO BUCKS!

CFO
Carson is from Columbus, Ohio. Yes, Jared and Carson were BFFs growing up and their friendship is going strong all these years later. Awwwwwww!! Carson earned his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in Accounting & Economics, and studied toward his MBA in Finance at THE Ohio State University. Based on his degree, you could assume Carson likes numbers. All sorts of numbers. Equations, invoices, pricing work sheets, any work sheet really, percentages, square roots, long division, graphs…you get the gist. His hobbies include running, and forcing everyone within a 10’ radius to watch videos of his kids.

Associate Design Director
This is Jackie. We are SO excited to welcome Jackie Guido back into the fold. She took a sabbatical from our team from 2016 - 2023 and absolutely rocked it as the Senior Store Designer at Rag ‘n Bone (even if she was jealously spying on us from the R+B shop space at Industry City), and lest we forget that she was on the team that designed and fabricated the “Mother” puppet for the movie Wendy. She couldn’t stay away forever though, and we finally snagged her! Lucky us because this woman Gets. $h!t. Done. How does she do it? Jackie makes lists. Her lists have lists. Lists that would make the faint of heart’s heart skip a beat. This JACK of all trades (see what we did there?) earned a degree in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Art and Design, but she has expanded her expertise far beyond this all-encompassing skill set to include lighting design, art, interior architecture, furniture fabrication, and let’s not forget how she built that sweet puppet. We’re so glad to have you back, Jack!!!

Senior Designer / Photographer
August is from St. Louis, Missouri. To be honest, he’s from St. Clair, Missouri, but who really knows where that is? Uhh….so anyway, August went to the University of Missouri, or Mizzou as Missourians call it, and earned a degree in Interior Architecture. He decided instead of heading straight into the design field, he’d experiment a bit in finance. So he spent some time soaking it up as a bank teller. After getting that out of his system, he packed his bindle stick and headed straight for Brooklyn, NY never to look back. Amongst many other talents, August is our resident photographer so you can thank him for all the beautiful images on this website. His hobbies include organizing his area, making things more complicated than they need to be, photography, and taking an extremely long time to find amazing timesaving shortcuts on Adobe programs. We’d say it only adds 50% more time to his daily tasks, but it will save 90% NEXT TIME!!

Director of Sales + Marketing
Sara is from St. Louis, Missouri. She went to Indiana University for an Undergraduate Degree in Theatre and Drama. Yes, you read that correctly. After a semi successful career in theatre in NYC, she decided that being judged on a daily basis for her looks and weight is wickety wack, so she made a change and POOF!! In a magic cloud of dust, she ended up at Factioned as the Director of Sales & Marketing. That easy. Sara enjoys fresh vegetables, the great outdoors, and of course sales…oh and marketing. Wanna work with us?

Master Fabricator
Max is our token Canadian…SORE-y but it’s true. Max is also our resident fabrication and restoration expert. This sort of work takes a level of minutia beyond imagination. Ask this guy to write a two sentence email though…well, just don’t ask him. Max hails from a little Victorian Town of no consequence (his words, not ours) called Port Hope in Ontario, Canada. Max attended Nova Scotia College of Art & Design + Western Michigan where he received not one but two useless degree in Fine Arts. Ironically, both degrees turned out to be completely non-useless as Max carved out the most specialized of specialized careers for himself. Besides being mad talented and a genius, Max’s hobbies include taking grainy pictures of job sites with his iPhone 4, and EXPERT story telling. You’ll traverse 6 foreign countries, meander through 3 decades of experiences and you’ll have no idea where the story is going or how it relates to the subject at hand, but he’ll always land the plane in the most unexpected of ways. Thank you Max for all of the epic journeys through your colorful past, and really pushing the boundaries of the iPhone. Who needs a laptop anyway?!

Production Designer
Maren comes to Factioned by way of Tucson, Arizona. She attended the University of Arizona earning a degree in English Lit. She moved to NYC twelve years ago to attend Parsons-Cooper Hewitt for graduate school, earning a Master’s Degree in the History of Decorative Arts and Design. That’s certainly a mouthful. Around the same time, she was tricked into adopting a scrappy little puppy who she subsequently named Boris. Being the strong willed canine he was, when Maren even hinted at moving back to Tucson, Boris refused. He said he could never leave his corner bodega that makes the most perfect espresso and gives out doggie treats, so Maren stuck around. We thank Boris for keeping Maren in NYC and we will always miss you little buddy.
Maren started off in the world of art, of academia. Through her work with several design studios over the years, she has become a self-made Production Designer. This is no easy feat. With the help of mentors and fellow designers, she taught herself all of the necessary design programs, and has honed her fabrication skills in the shop. Absolutely incredible. Go Maren.

Industrial Designer
Dan is from Brooklyn, New York. He didn’t stray far from home. He DID, however, attend University in London so BAM!! He received a degree in Three Dimensional Design from Camberwell College of Arts. In addition to his career in design, Dan has had a small but very successful career in commercial acting without trying, like, at all. He got this Dove commercial when he was living in Europe just because some lady liked his face, and then he was recently in a NASCAR commercial because he figured out how to turn Kevin Harvick’s race cars into commemorative beer cans. His fame doesn't get in the way of his work here at Factioned though.
*We’ve received fan mail inquiring about a conspiracy regarding the connection between Dale and Dan. Rest assured there is no connection and absolutely no family relation, like at all.*

Architectural Designer
Tony comes to us from the small but proud town of Wauseon, Ohio. It's just west of Toledo, or somewhere in the middle of the country for those from the Coasts. He attended Kent State University where he attained a B.S. in Architecture and Environmental Design. After that he then went on to Yale and picked up a plain old Masters in Architecture. Who doesn't have one of those nowadays? He is a bit of a mystery to us here. Beyond working in the construction, fabrication, development and architectural phases of projects, he seems to enjoy the simple things in the office: sharpening tools in the shop, trolling documents for better graphic standards, and looking for the best fast-food deals at lunch. Curious, but not unappreciated. Who doesn't like sharp blades, crisp drawings, and 2 for 1 cheeseburgers?

Fabricator
Mark, Mark, Markie-Mark! Cowboy hat wearin’ Mark is originally from the world famous town of Monument, CO. You know the one, and he stayed in Colorado to attend the University of Colorado, Boulder where he earned a degree in Architecture with a minor in Business Management. He thought the best use of this degree was to move straight to Waikiki to work as a “beach bum” for 8 years. Once he felt he had gotten the most out of his work on the beach, Mark moved to the big apple to attend Parsons School of Design. If you didn’t get the gist yet, Mark loves adventure. Along with his hobbies of painting, snowboarding, cheering for the Denver Broncos, photography, skateboarding, surfing, hiking, making music and designing chairs, he LOVES travel. We asked for a list of his favorite places to go, and this is what we got back…Torres del Paine, Chile; Hokkaido, Japan; Iceland; Manarola, Italy; Kauai; Tenerife, Spain; Hydra, Greece; Cisco, Utah; Mexico City; Paris; El; Chalten, Argentina; Muktinath, Nepal ; Varanasi, India; Murren, Switzerland. Just a few. Fun fact about his travels: Mark picked up a handful of shells on the beach on the Greek Island, Folegandros, as a keep sake. When he got home, he realized he had inadvertently kidnapped a live snail. That was 2 years ago, and Yorgos is still alive and thriving on the Lower East Sid of Manhattan today.
Not only does Mark bring his extensive expertise in fabrication across all materials and disciplines, but we found out that he’s a killer seamstress as well. When asked if he ever thought he’d find himself at the ol stitch-beast, he simply said “Yes because I also make my own jackets.” When do the surprises stop with this needle-whiz?. (No we didn’t just google words about sewing.).

Fabricator
This is Marley. We are incredibly fortunate to have snagged him. (Thank you universe!) Marley grew up splitting his time between St. Catherine, Jamaica and the Bronx having graduated from Bronx Engineering Technology Academy followed by Morrisville State University. He is our gentle giant, our resident Rasta, a perpetual calming presence, the smile you can count on every day, at any time, anywhere, the never ending love of life and genuine positivity. The soft whistling he employs to announce his presence in the shop - like a baby bird. Lover of music and the arts (he comes from a family of musicians), reading, cooking and gardening, Jamaica and the Bronx, family and friends. Just being around this guy makes you feel as if all is right with the world. Beyond these talents, which, let’s be honest, would be enough, he has a genuine passion for learning anything and everything in the shop, and otherwise. He is a versatile maker, facilitator, installer and all around doer. There isn’t a single thing Marley would shy away from when asked, and he’ll do it with the same infectious grace and positivity that he does everything else. Bottom line is, the Factioned family is better when Marley is involved.

Designer
This is our youngest AND newest team member, Jake. Born and bred in Southern Cali, Jake grew up splitting his time between San Diego (Coronado Island), and Los Angeles. Between his two households, Jake is the youngest of 5 kids on both sides (!) and they’re all within 3 years of each other…that must’ve been fun when they were all under the age of 3... Family is a huge part of Jake’s life and he champions his sisters and brothers as his biggest cheerleaders, and bullies at the same time. Nothing makes your skin thicker than being pushed around by 9 older siblings. Jake’s educational journey started at San Francisco State where he spent 2 years before deciding to pursue a degree in Architecture. He started that degree at Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo, CA where he completed an A.S. in Architecture Technology before getting accepted into California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) where he completed his BA in Architecture. The work ethic and fortitude he put into his education shines through at Factioned where Jake has earned the title of All-Star Rookie in a matter of months. His understanding of design in relation to fabrication is truly an asset as he understands how an object will exist in the physical world, not just on the computer. His willingness to learn and grow is one of his greatest strengths in the studio allowing him to blossom like a daffodil in spring. Speaking of flowers, outside of the studio Jake enjoys all things outdoors. Surfing, skiing, spending time in the sunshine, and running the beach with his best canine friend, Moose the Black Lab/German Shepard mix. He loves the San Diego Padres, sea foam green, and when asked what his favorite food is, he said “I will literally eat anything.” Pretty sure we should narrow that down, but love the attitude.