Dan Golden Studio

Curator: Hi! Could you give our readers a bit of background about your studio/design practice?

Dan Golden: I run Dan Golden Studio with my wife and partner, Jen Huh. We work across disciplines—from creative direction and brand strategy to illustration and product design. Everything we do is built on creativity, clarity, connection, and humor as key ingredients.

Over the years, we've had the opportunity to collaborate with brands such as CB2, Odegard, and Swarovski Crystal, and to produce our own collections as well. I'm also the founder of Curator.

C: What inspired you to launch U ME U?

DG: Given our background in art and design, we've always been drawn to textiles—so creating a collection of throws felt like a natural extension of our practice. The format of a throw—roughly 5 × 6 feet—also happens to mirror one of my favorite painting ratios, so there's a satisfying visual connection there too.

C: Could you tell us about your design for U ME U?

DG: We call our two designs Griffonner, which means "scribble" in French. Both began as quick, automatic drawings. There's something I find fascinating about capturing a fleeting moment and translating it into something concrete.

C: What appeals to you about seeing your design in this format/medium? (throws/textiles)

DG: It's always exciting to see a design come to life. A throw has presence—it turns a visual idea into a tactile experience, an object you can live with and interact with daily. There's an intimacy to it: it's not just seen, it's touched, used, and shared.

C: What was the process like for you working on this collection?

DG: Developing U ME U and working on these first two collections has been a slow but rewarding process. We've learned something with each step along the way. We went through many iterations to bring together all the right ingredients—from design and material to the underlying spirit of the brand itself. U ME U needed to evolve in a way that felt natural to us: creative, collaborative, and thoughtful. We're also relaunching the first collection—originally Monochrome—now in color as Polychrome. Seeing it all come together has been incredibly gratifying.