CASTE

CASTE is furniture, lighting and objects designed by Ty Best. Based in Montana with a small collaborative team of exceptional woodworkers and finishers, Ty is inspired by natural forms, sculpture, brutalist architecture and the workmanship of traditional crafts.

During his early career in fashion, fine art and installation design, Ty became fascinated with the structures used to present his art, seeing them as art in themselves. His focus grew into sculptural furniture with an expressive language of shaped natural materials. Each object is an experimentation in fluidity and skillful control—a dialogue of meaning and functionality.

CASTE honors a hand-built approach, dedicated to the intimate labor of drawing by hand and handcrafted design. The isolation and quietness of Montana are integral to Ty’s creative process, which is just as important as the outcome. This quality of care can be felt and recognized in all that is CASTE.