RQ Story
Reaching Quiet Design officially began in 2001 at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC. It is the brainchild of three somewhat eccentric art and architecture majors. Benjamin Ross, Eric Boyd and Grant Howell were the guys out utilized the schools shop spaces over any other. They built many projects and furniture pieces together for professors and clients all while honing their skills in mixed media. They realized they had a unique synergy and formed Reaching Quiet Design.
They rented a 400 square foot shop near the university and spent a year developing a series of furniture pieces made from simple construction materials. Word got out and they were asked to curate an event at the Hart-Witzen Gallery in the Noda Arts District. This event was well received and resulted in commissions to design and build some residential and commercial interiors.
Nikko Japanese Restaurant and Gallery Twenty Two being the first commercial projects. Both projects received international recognition and put RQ on the map for creating highly experiential and well received spaces. Both projects solidified Reaching Quiet's roles as one of leaders in artisan world of concrete and design.
Today, Reaching Quiet’s Workshop consists of Eric Boyd, Grant Howell, Eric Moylan, Mills Howell, Jeremy Holcomb, and Leonard Greenburg as well as other local artisans. RQ remains a leader in the Concrete Renaissance and stays busy designing and creating products and environments for residential and commercial spaces for discerning clients.
ERIC BOYD
Eric Boyd’s interest in design started in his youth. Always fascinated with how things worked, Eric spent much of his youth deconstructing and rebuilding his environment.
His inquisitive nature eventually led him to UNCC’s Architecture program where he immersed himself in the wood and metals shops, further developing his hands-on approach to interior design..
Upon graduation, Eric started Reaching Quiet Design with two fellow UNCC graduates. Setting them apart from their peers, the firm designs and fabricates most of their work by hand and continually blurs the boundaries between architecture, interior design and product/furniture development.
A master in concrete, wood and steel, Eric regularly collaborates with other design professionals in addition to receiving solo commissions. His devotion to concrete as a medium has helped Reaching Quiet become a leader in the decorative concrete industry and has garnered multiple national and international awards.
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