SUBJECT-OBJECT is a design lab working between this, that, and the other.
Hello.
!NEW - MARCH '26! : Visit our pop-shoppe 2689 Mission Street, San Francisco! W-Fr-Sa, 1-6 PM / or by appointment. Find us @subjobjobjects.
This is SUBJECT-OBJECT OBJECTS. It's October 10, 2017. Happy birthday to us. We've been a company for two years, and as of today, have an online retail presence. It was time — about twenty years time, really. So here we am.
As the company name suggests, subjects and objects are our fuel and fire: wherever curiosities lead, whatever moods dictate. We're modernists (not necessarily minimalists — people always confuse). That means design to what technology and production is available and affordable, and craft accordingly using digital and manual tools. It means letting things speak for themselves, or letting a process or way of making find its way to as natural a conclusion as possible. Somewhere between art and design, our stuff is meant to feel accessible and familiar but also special, so we look for those twists and tweaks that might make you think, "Hmmm..." But SUBJECT-OBJECT isn't about arguing or taking sides explicitly. It's about interpretation. It's about looking, re-looking, turning it over, re-thinking, and presenting a point of view. If you're challenged, great. If you like it, even better.
But supporting local and ethical resources and how that impacts our footprint is core, so wherever humanly possible, we make and source products leading with our conscience. To that end, most of the work we've been involved in has been with cultural and academic institutions, as well as more "lifestyle" organizations and companies. We've worked with kids, poets, health departments, non-profits, friends and mothers. We volunteer — a lot. A lot, a lot, a lot. We still do.
This launch is... a new way of engaging with, well... you. Putting our art to good use. There are things we see — that we love, that we want to look into, discuss. We like working in sets and subsets. We like playing with diagrams. We like fashion. We remembered very clearly this year, that twenty years ago, Liz Tilberis and Fabian Baron took over HARPER'S BAZAAR magazine, tilted up that letter "A," and we were done looking for something to do. We love magazines: for the candy, the words, the worlds they make. As we listen to Wings's GREATEST HITS writing this, we're reminded what a joy this all can be, and how music is the secret sauce to knowing the universe. And airplanes have always been our inspiration: for how they work, for where they take us, for being one of the most glamourously weird achievements in human imagination. So it's time to fly.
Good to know:
1. A woman's lean changes how her coat shapes, and that's very moving.
2. Racing stripes make you want to wiggle and fiddle.
3. A man with a really good haircut is almost unbelievable.
4. Dinner should always be three hours, minimum.
5. Music in the bathroom, always.
6. We only ship once a week. Your patience is appreciated.
7. Plants, everywhere.
8. Play "Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen. It's the S-O official anthem.
9. We try to use compostable packaging over archival.
10. Yes, all inquiries about wholesales and commissions are welcome.
11. At time of production, all attempts were made for accuracy.
12. We cannot be held liable for adverse experiences beyond our control.
