01 — Source
Find the right unit
We locate a vintage Airstream suited to the brief — by year, by length, by condition, by its own soul. Acquisition is part of the design.
Commission · Custom Airstream
Four commissions a year. By intention.
We take a small number of Airstream commissions each year. Every project is white-glove and source-design-build, undertaken in close collaboration with the client over many months.
Practice · Restoration
From discard to full integrity.
A Perpetually Devastated Airstream is not a renovation. It is a restoration: a discarded object returned to its full integrity, then composed against the place it will live. We treat each commission as a long arc that begins with the search for the right unit and continues through programming, fabrication, and on-site delivery.
Cadence · Four per year
Slow enough to be exacting.
The practice is shaped by intent and by limit. Four projects a year is what allows the work to be the work — slow enough to be exacting, small enough that the same hands stay on the build from beginning to end.
The Process · 04 Phases
Source · Design · Build · Deliver
The arc of a commission, from the first conversation to a sited Airstream. Each phase takes months; the whole process typically runs about a year.
02 — Design
Program the interior
Negar leads programming in close collaboration with you. Floor plan, materials palette, joinery details, lighting, and upholstery are decided before the first cut.
03 — Build
Fabricate, by hand
Jeffrey runs the shop. The same crew stays on the build through completion. Every joint, every surface, every fitting is held to a single standard.
04 — Deliver
Sited and complete
We transport, site, and commission the finished Airstream — on a coast, on a mountain, on a working ranch. We hand it over only when it is ready to be lived in.
Questions · Before you begin
Common questions.
- How many commissions does the studio take each year?
- Four. Perpetually Devastated accepts four Airstream commissions a year, by appointment — slow enough to be exacting, small enough that the same hands stay on the build from beginning to end.
- How long does a commission take?
- About a year. The work moves through four phases — Source, Design, Build, and Deliver — each taking months, from the first conversation to a sited Airstream.
- Is this a renovation?
- No — it is a restoration. A Perpetually Devastated Airstream is a discarded object returned to its full integrity, then composed against the place it will live.
- What are the phases of a build?
- Source, Design, Build, Deliver. We locate the right vintage Airstream, Negar programs the interior in close collaboration with you, Jeffrey's crew fabricates it by hand, and we transport and site the finished build.
- Where can the build be sited?
- Wherever it will live — on a coast, on a mountain, on a working ranch. We deliver, site, and commission the finished Airstream, and hand it over only when it is ready to be lived in.
- How do I begin, and what happens next?
- Begin a commission above — six short questions about your project. Parker writes back personally, usually within a few days. Not every project is one the studio takes; the conversation is how you both find out.