How would you describe your style? Minimalist, sustainably-made.

Do you remember the first thing you made? A pine spice rack, which is still in my kitchen!

Before I started making I… I worked as a cabinetmaker.

If I weren’t a maker I’d be... A landscape architect.

Favorite quote or words to live by: The question in each and every thing, 'Do you desire this once more and innumerable times more?' - Nietzsche

If I could run away I’d go… By myself to a small house on a mountain.

If you could collaborate with one person dead or alive who would it be? Isamu Noguchi

What would be on your maker’s soundtrack? Currently there's a lot of Anderson.Paak, Y La Bamba and Mulatu Astatke.

If you could learn a new skill what would it be? Bike mechanics

Last book you read? Her Body and Other Parties

What do you see outside your bedroom window? Key Food and a bus stop.

What do you hear right now? Rain drumming outside the shop windows.

If money was not a factor how would you live your life? I'd like to travel more and build a vocational training / small biz incubator / residency program.

Favorite podcast? Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC (not a podcast, but I listen to him most days).

Where did you grow up? Croton on Hudson, NY

Favorite time of day? Mid-morning – there's still so much light left in the day!

Most interesting thing in your liquor cabinet? There is an obscene amount of mezcal.

Favorite thing to cook? Roasted eggplant with anchovies and oregano.

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

What are you most thankful for? Good health and close friends

To see more of Allison’s work visit, www.twotreestudios.com or her Instagram @allisonsamuels