My name is Cole. I’m a freelance Creative Director & Copywriter. I live in Greenpoint and I like sailboats ⛵️, cities 🚇, and aging indie bands 🪩.

Work

The projects below are a selection of things I am proud to have worked on, and will hopefully give you a sense of the work I like to do.

2025

Coming soon

Two projects that I’ve yet to complete case studies for: the launch of a brand-new dog food company called Tally’s Ranch, and a brand refresh for one of the pioneers in the clean, natural haircare space.

2024

A warm welcome for one of the most luxurious, yet most comfortable, seating collections Burrow has ever made.

2024

The first teak outdoor collection from Burrow, at home in backyards and bungalows from Santa Monica to Southampton.

2023

Yes, we named it Mambo because it was sofa number five from Burrow.

2023

Burrow is known for smart, stylish indoor furniture. But now we’re taking this whole thing outside.

2022

Sho Shibuya and I teamed up to create a poster for a documentary and immersive exhibit about Bernie Krause, commissioned by Fondation Cartier.

2021

I helped artist Sho Shibuya create the concept for his exhibition at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2021, presented by Yves Saint Laurent.

2018

Burrow is a new kind of furniture company. It’s not a normal furniture company. We made some commercials that said as much.

2015–2024

Older stuff that I still love

About

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Still reading, are we? You and I must be similar: I read every last word on websites, on boxes, on signs and walls and windows out walking around the city. Always have. Might explain why I became a writer!

Most recently, I was the Creative Director at Burrow, where in addition to adding words to every surface I could find as a little treat, I led the in-house creative team produce everything from on-location productions and TV commercials to the assembly instruction booklets that come with the furniture. (And I’m equally proud of both.)

I also co-created Plastic Paper, a creative platform for sustainability projects. I studied English at the University of Missouri, specifically Creative Nonfiction, which is to say that I read and wrote a lot of essays, which probably explains why I love to write manifestos and I’m too sincere for my own good. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts and before I lived in New York, I spent a solid chunk of time in Minneapolis, which is a very nice city.

If you’re in need of ideas, words, or very well made decks in exchange for money, send me an email.

If you’re in need of friendship, lame jokes, street safety commentary, and the occasional riff on sports or tech or business or food, find me on the internet.

Experience

Captain’s Log

Last concert: Jamie xx at the Park Avenue Armory

Current book: Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney

Next destination: A semi-staycation in the Rockaways

This information was last updated on Thursday, January 16, 2025.