Piscina was founded in 2013 by artist and furniture designer Natalie Shook as a working cooperative for artists, designers, and craftspeople. What began as a shared workshop, has grown into a community of independent creative practices, together with a showroom and gallery dedicated to contemporary craft and collectible design.

A graduate of The Cooper Union, where she studied painting, Natalie established Piscina from a belief that ambitious creative work thrives through collaboration, and a dedication to exceptional craftsmanship. Alongside her own multidisciplinary practice in furniture, ceramics, and woodworking, she has spent more than a decade building a place where independent artists and designers can develop their work while contributing to a broader creative culture.

Today, Piscina serves as both the home of Natalie's studio and a platform for the work of others. The showroom presents furniture, lighting, objects, and exhibitions by members of the cooperative as well as invited artists. The recently established gallery reflects Natalie's growing interest in curating exhibitions across art, design, and craft, focusing on how ideas take shape through material and process. .

Natalie's own work award winning work has been featured by The New York Times, Wallpaper, Surface, Sight Unseen, Dezeen, and Design Milk, among others. 

Today, Piscina continues to evolve as both a working cooperative and a cultural platform, supporting independent creative practice while creating new opportunities for contemporary craft and design to be made, exhibited, and experienced.