How would you describe your style? If I could describe it in a few words I'd say Thoughtful, Straightforward, Unadorned, Functional, Intuitive, Heirloom

Do you remember the first thing you made? It was a redwood coffee table that was cobbled together with screws and angle brackets from a hardware store. I ate off those mistakes for years.

Before I started making I… I was in photography school, then a photo producer for a fine art photographer, then commercial photographer

If I weren’t a maker I’d be... a chef 100%

Favorite quote or words to live by: Failure to prepare is preparing to fail

If I could run away I’d go… North, to the mountains

If you could collaborate with one person dead or alive who would it be? Furniture maker Garrett Hack

What would be on your maker’s soundtrack? A song called Bench by Spraynard or just EMO

If you could learn a new skill what would it be? Digital Rendering / Modeling

What’s your favorite movie? Being from jersey, maybe Clerks or Mallrats

What is your perfect day? A day when I like a finished piece as much as I liked the idea of a piece.

Last book you read? River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West By Rebecca Solint

What would your last meal be? Homemade Pot Roast and my Mom's Apple Pie Recipe

Favorite scent? Gasoline

Favorite Flower or Tree? Elm Tree, a truly American Tree

Favorite Artist? Depends on the day

What is the most challenging project you have worked on? Why? Self esteem, Because it's life long

What do you see outside your bedroom window? a Courtyard, mostly a brick wall and sometimes naked neighbors

What do you hear right now? the wind in the trees

Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met? Taylor Swift

What was the last gift you gave someone? Chocolate and Flowers to my wife for Valentine's Day

If money was not a factor how would you live your life? In a custom built passive modern house on a bunch of acreage alongside my shop in Vermont, or Pacific Northwest Mountains

Favorite podcast? Last podcast on the left

Best piece of advice you have ever received? Slow down and remember to experience. Take those moments and mentally record them because its going to be gone before you know it.

Any hidden talents? I am unstoppable at the Goldeneye video game. And also considered a pro gaming career before I went to college

Where did you grow up? Cranford NJ. Its a picket fence town. Think Noman Rockwell but also think Zach Braf in that movie Garden State or Clerks

Favorite time of day? Depends where I am. Usually it's before the day starts when I have some hope in the morning. But when I was a kid I loved the stillness of suburbia during the week day if I was home sick.

Favorite holiday? Christmas

What is your most treasured possession? A cabinet I made in my living room from some of the coolest wood ever. Its on my website called The Prospect Park Elm Cabinet. Its more than some rare wood, it signifies a turning point in my skillset

If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Drawing

What song best describes your work ethic? Silence

Most interesting thing in your liquor cabinet? Campari?

Favorite thing to cook? Roast Chicken and scalloped potatoes with a fresh gem salad

What are you currently watching? The Chef Show on Netflix

What are you most thankful for? My Drive to constantly improve or my unique experiences from the photography world

To see more of Kyle’s work visit, www.kylecookcustom.com or his Instagram @kylec00ks