Rash, LLC, a design and fabricating studio in Bellevue in Northern Kentucky, offers a 360-degree cycle of design-related services to local artisans. Rash helps with everything from consultation to concept to construction.
Rash was founded in 2012 by Timothy Rives Rash II. He received a BA in architecture form the
Architecture School of Design at the University of Virginia and a masters in architecture from
Southern California Institute of Architecture. For the past 10 years, Rives has worked on similar projects with other companies and partners. He’s also currently teaching at the
University of Kentucky’s College of Design.
Mostly, Rash completes the projects for clients, including drawings and any necessary extra design, says Myra Rash, Rash’s media manager. “But there have been a few times where the client is crafty and will help out to learn, or to just get dirty.”
The majority of Rash’s projects have been out-of-state, but they did complete the large red oak cross for
Belleview Baptist Church’s façade. Rives also collaborated with students from UK’s College of Design and
St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in designing and fabricating a concrete base for an I-beam from the World Trade Center to commemorate the 10
th anniversary of 9/11.
“We hope to bring eye candy to the area, plus some good designs of our own and, most importantly, great collaborations with local firms, contractors, artists and designers,” Myra says.
Rash is currently working on the Speechbuster for the
Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City. It’s a 54-foot long table that is put together like a giant jigsaw puzzle and upholstered with neoprene with a rainbow gradient for indexing the 36 parts that make up the table.
By Caitlin Koenig
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