Building Block Etc. Marks a Recalibration With Objects That Earn Their Place
Design Milk | 02.06.2026 01:00
Not far from a busy corner of Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, where traffic compresses and releases in a daily rhythm, a gem of a store can be found. Nestled in the back corner of an unassuming courtyard is the new space by Kimberly and Nancy Wu, the sisters behind Building Block. Nancy studied Transportation Design at ArtCenter—coincidentally alongside my brother—while Kimberly trained in footwear design in Italy. That split, systems and structure on one side, material and craft on the other, resolves cleanly in their work.
