SHIMANSKY DESIGN

Shimansky Design's custom project 'V' table commissioned for V Magazine featured at Kendall Jenner's cover signing party. black walnut + aluminum (READ MORE) #article #VMagazine #commission

The model talks about his love of woodworking, his first piece of Shimansky Design, and his hopes of imparting the craft on the next generation in this first look at VMAN37, coming March 2. (READ MORE) #article #VMan #modelwoodworker #legacy

You probably recognize Brian Shimansky from the pages of GQ. He’s one of the handsome dudes convincing you that yes, you really need a striped sweater among many other wardrobe essentials. Or you might remember him as the chiseled, Greek skivvy-wearing guy from those Versace Eros ads. But, when he’s not busy jetting around the globe for photo shoots or stopping by our offices, he’s busy planing and staining in the garage of his childhood home and working on his other career:

Eight years ago, Brian Shimansky’s life took a sharp and unexpected turn, and he has John Mayer to thank for that. Then a recent college graduate, Shimansky was all set to start a business advisory job in the fall of 2008, looking ahead to a life of weeks on the road shuttling between offices, when he was scouted at a Mayer concert and decided to go all in. “About a week after that, I met Jason Kanner [then at Major Models, now of Soul Artist Management (New York)], he immedi

So pumped to be featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES! A special thanks to Elizabeth Lippman and Alex Hawgood for the feature and my agency Soul Artist Management. Take a look at the link below. #NYTimes #article