Jimmy DiResta

Jimmy DiResta is a New York-based designer, artist, and video producer. He enrolled in the School of Visual Arts in 1986 and graduated in 1990 with a BFA degree. In 1993, he formed a now-defunct toy design company/store called "DiResta" in the East Village which created Gurglin’ Gutz, a rubber toy replicating a miniature human organ. He went on to teach at the School of Visual Arts.

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ASK THIS OLD HOUSE · S18, E10

Beehive Oven, Jimmy DiResta

Mark restores a beehive oven; Richard repairs a toilet; Tom works with maker Jimmy DiResta
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE · S22, E12

Hot Water, DiResta Leather Tote

Richard troubleshoots a shower with no hot water; Jimmy DiResta makes a leather tote bag.
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE · S16, E18

Jimmy DiResta, Trough Planter

Richard demonstrates a solution for replacing a water main shutoff; Jenn travels to Tennessee to build a planter out of an animal feeding trough; Mark waterproofs brick; Kevin heads back to Jimmy DiResta’s shop to build a sign.
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE · S17, E10

Concrete Walkway; Jimmy DiResta

Mark replaces a concrete walkway with brick pavers; Richard explains how gas piping is installed in a home; Kevin returns to upstate New York to build a farmhouse table with maker Jimmy DiResta.
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE · S16, E10

Silica Dust, Wobbly Toilet

Mark tests out different tools that collect silica dust more efficiently; Richard shims a wobbly toilet; Kevin heads to the Catskills to build a wooden slice table with Jimmy Diresta, a maker who’s famous online for his how-to videos.