Andrea Claire Studio — ‘Constantin 4′
Evolved Resolve is an exhibition curated by Female Design Council founder Lora Appleton for the September 2020 LA Design Festival. We are thrilled to partner with Incollect, who is providing the platform to share this extraordinary group of works. This stellar collection of works consists of furniture, art, sculpture, lighting, jewelry, and ceramics, with a focus on strong and unique forms. Womxn-made and designed, masterful in construction, at times delicate and subversive, these pieces reflect the spirit, and dedication of our makers.
FEATURED ARTISTS & DESIGNERS:
Fanae Aaron . Lani Adeoye . Malene Barnett . Yolande Milan Batteau . Kate Casey . Andrea Claire . Liz Collins . Kate Duncan . Rachel Duvall . Libs Elliott . Estudio Persona . Rebecca Claire Ford . Debra Folz . Yen Ha . Sadé Hooks . Lisa Hunt . Mary Little . Elise McMahon . Beverly Morrison . Maria Moyer . Eny Lee Parker . Sienna Patti: Gabriella Kiss . Kalkidan Hoex . Mallory Weston . Zoë Pawlak . Arati Rao . Amanda Richards . Judy Ross . Andreea Avram Rusu . RxART: Lesley Vance . Mansi Shah . Gabrielle Shelton . Alyse Stone . Stoneleaf Retreat: Rebecca Reeve . Michele Varian . Juliana Vasconcellos . Jennie Wilde . Yard Concept: Dina Nur Satti
Amanda Richards – ‘Pearl Pendants’
Amanda Richards–design—‘Prism Sconce’
Amanda Richards—–‘Prism Sconce’
Andrea Claire Studio — Stabile 202
Andrea Claire Studio — ‘Stabile 202′
This sculptural standing lamp, inspired by Alexander Calder sculptures, will animate any residential, commercial, or hospitality project.
Andrea Claire Studio – ‘Cassiopeia 13: Porcelain – 3 Stems‘
Cassiopeia 13: Porcelain – 3 Stems is a horizontal mobile with 15 glowing hand-cast porcelain polyhedrons
Andreea Avram Rusu – ‘Confetti Pink’
‘Link Chadelier’ – Avram Rusu Studio
YUGEN SERIES – NO. 1 – Beverly Morrison
In Japanese, Yugen means having a profound awareness of the universe that triggers an emotional response.
‘When I started creating these pieces, “The Universe Speaks” was a phase that kept repeating in my head. Every piece is unique, yet attempting to convey the birth, death and energy of the cosmos…..the divine spark.”
‘Sora’ – Beverly Morrison
In Japanese, Kū or Sora, most often translated as “Void”, but can also mean “sky” or “heaven”. Representing those things beyond our everyday experience, particularly those things composed of pure energy. The word seemed to fit the vision I had when sculpting this piece. I was staring down into a pond, watching the shadows above me being cast down onto the waters surface. The shadows of the tree danced with life, fueled by the wind around me, yet reflected a void. Sora represents life in the stillness of the void.
Details: A process of combining Stoneware Clay, Porcelain Slip and Metallic Gold Glaze
Beverly Morrison — ‘Moon’
H21.5 inches
“Moon” is about the interconnection of harmony and discord. The sculpture was created with two distinct clay bodies that have differing shrinkage rates. During the firing process they meld together, yet pull apart all at the same time creating cracks and imperfections in a harmonic way.
‘Rain’ – Beverly Morrison, LA
H 14” x W 19” x D 13” in
” Back in 2012 I went on a ceramics tour in Japan. I had the pleasure to be introduced to the work of Hiroshi Senju, a contemporary Japanese painter best known for his large-scale monochromatic depictions of waterfalls. This piece is dedicated to his work.”
Hand-built; Cone 5/6 Oxidation Firing; Slips & Oxides
‘Antiguo’ — Beverly Morrison
Photos by Eduardo Acosta
‘Euclid Shelf’ — Peg Woodworking Kate Casey — Peg Woodworking
‘Euclid Bench’ — Kate Casey– Peg Woodworking
Peg Woodworking by Kate Casey – ‘Fireside Bench’
Kate Casey – ‘Una Chair’
Sally Suzuki, Kate Casey, Catherine Woodard — Peg Woodworking
Photo by Alex Schaefer
Kate Casey, ‘Totem’
‘ADIRE I’ — Malene Barnett
stoneware sculpture
Redemption critiques the relationship between social relevance and inequality. Every piece, though built by hand in Brooklyn, pays homage to the traditional hand-building techniques found in the Yorubaland region of south-western Nigeria. Using the Gele-headwrap as a signifier, Malene blends her two-year-study of the slab building technique with an enquiry into the uncertainties of life to construct sculptures in rippling layers of clay. She gathers inspiration for her twisted sculptures from the unpredictable obstacles we encounter in life. The bold, organic patterns are etched freehand using underglazes and wax to reference the dye resist technique used in Adire textiles.
Malene Barnett
‘Folded’ — Malene Barnett
Alyse Stone
Alyse Stone
Alyse Stone – ‘Alchemical Manual Coelum Philosophorum’
Alyse Stone – ‘Unequivocal Black Metroid Specimen XY’
‘Kintsugi’ — Alyse Stone
2019
A tribute to black women from many years past. Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with gold. The black texture is designed to be reminiscent of the system of slavery. The sculpture stands tall, as the colors create a stark, visual contrast showcasing the elegance, despite the obstacles. This piece is made with clay and metal patina.
‘Ten Million Degrees Celsius’ – Alyse Stone
‘Fountain Of Youth’ – Alyse Stone
2019 – clay + metal patina
Debra Folz – X West Elm Collection
Ribbon Wall Mounted Bedsides — Debra Folz
Yolande Milan Batteau – Grey, Kintsugi, Gesture with Pearls
Yolande Milan Batteau — Gesture
Yolande Milan Batteau – Meiji, Tapestry
Yolande Milan Batteau – Gesture 16
Yolande Milan Batteau
Batteau studied philosophy and painting at the Sorbonne in Paris, San Francisco Art Institute, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Having traveled the world early in her career, Batteau has a strong affinity for a wide range of cultures and their arts. Many of the techniques, motifs and materials she has fallen in love with on her travels manifest in her artwork. Belgian simplicity, French decadence, African complexity, Japanese refinement, and American bravado are all equally beloved, alongside a host of more niche, less easily-definable aesthetics.
Linen and natural dyes– Rachel Duvall – 2019
24”-x-24”
Woven works by Rachel Duvel, interior design by Mary Valaika Design
Carley Rudd Photography
Caroline Geys digital art
Liz Collins
‘Ball and Chain’ – Wall art – Liz Collins
Can be hung in at least 3 different configurations – 36ins H
‘Distancer Pursuer’ – Liz Collins
Mullin Art Gallery
Tactile and energetic, Collins’ large-scale wall works recall the geometric abstract weavings of the Bauhaus, and the “retinal titillations” of Op-art painting. As always, Collins queers these influences to create an erotically charged language of hot color and frenetic pattern. “When I think about my work related to Maximalism,” she shares, “it makes sense in relation to the dualities I’m preoccupied with like pleasure and pain, chaos and order, restraint and release – extremes that are interdependent.” Tightly woven areas are juxtaposed with luxurious swaths of loose, flowing threads, and allusions to the body erupt amidst the stricture of grids.
Liz Collins – Mullin Art Gallery, Occidental College, LA, CA
The maximalist impulse is subversive by nature; excessive and decadent. Not only does it flout bourgeois notions of taste ala “less is more”, but it also flagrantly reconfigures them. Jean Genet brilliantly summed this up in The Thief’s Journal when he wrote: “To achieve harmony in bad taste is the height of elegance.” With their electric, bombastic hues and dizzying, graphic patterns, Liz Collins textile works exemplify such harmony.
Liz Collins – ‘Phase12 H20′
Rebecca Claire Ford – Calenda lamp
Hand tufted rug — Rebecca Claire Ford
‘Tantuvi’ rugs–Arati Rao
Arati Rao – ‘Claystone’ woven rug
‘Star Stamp Ceramic Stitch Stool ‘- Eny Lee
Hand-built-ceramic-body
Eny Lee — ‘Camel Lamp’ large
Eny Lee – three planters
Eny Lee ceramic lamp pillar
Eny Lee Parker – ‘Oo Lamp’
Eny Lee Parker is an architect, artist and writer. Born in Saigon, she lives in New York City, where she co-founded Front Studio, an architecture firm.
Kini Chaise — Lani Adeoye
Studio Lani
Studio Lani — ‘Sis Eko’ floor lamp
Lani Adeoye – ‘Talking Stool’
Mansi Shah – ‘Interlocking Vessels’
MM(Maria Moyer) – Thisness series
Maria Moyer
Maria Moyer–Untitled after Euglena
Maria Moyer-wall installation
Fanae Aaron
PARTS + ASSEMBLY (Fanae Aaron)
PARTS + ASSEMBLY uses a mix of material and color surfaces to make geometric compositions for the wall.
Sade Hooks jewellry
Sade Hooks
Sade Hooks- ‘Nazar Ring’
Sade Hooks jewellry
MJ Tyson — 93 Crestwood Road
Sienna Patti Contemporary
Libs Elliott
Elizabeth (Libs) Elliott is a textile artist and designer exploring the intersection of technology and traditional craft by using generative design to build handmade quilts.
Libs Elliott
‘An Impossible Arm to Hold’ – Zoe Pawlak
Zo Pawlak – ‘Somehow Held’
Zoe Pawlak — ‘False Notice for False Leaving’
Zoe Pawlak — photo Charly West
Duality – Zoe Pawlawk
‘White and gold ink on paper’ — Yen Ha
‘She Could be Bac Nam’ — Yen Ha
Yen is an architect, artist and writer. Born in Saigon, she lives in New York City, where she co-founded Front Studio, an architecture firm.
‘Asymmetrical Vessel with Sculptured Movement,Dismorphic Tail’ — Jennie Wilde
‘Different Cloth’ – Jerrell Gibbs
Natural African Mahogany and Juta Fiber – Juliana Vasconcellos and Matheus Barreto
Kalkidan Hoex-‘The NEW tribe Ring’ 17
Kalkidan Hoex
Colette Hillel – Estudio Persona
Estudio Persona was created by Emiliana Gonzalez and Jessie Young in 2014. Working as part of a deeply collaborative process, their unconventional designs are inspired by natural forms and follow sculptural lines; a distinctly neutral and minimal take on the monochromatic melancholy of their native Uruguay. Based out of their studio and showroom in Los Angeles, Estudio Persona work with natural materials in brilliantly contrasting ways
Jessie Young & Emiliana Gonzalez – H Chair
Jessie Young / Emiliana Gonzalez – ‘Arrow Side Table’
Gabrielle Shelton
Steel Stair Coffee Table – Gabrielle Shelton
Michele Varian – ‘Fleurish Minor Chandelier’
Michele Varian – ‘Fleurish Sconce’
Michelle Varian
Michele Varian — granite stoneware clay Face Vase
Michelle Varian ceramic vessel collection
Johanna Goodman collage
Dina Nur Satti – ‘Habba Vessel’
Dina Nur Satti – ‘Acacia Vase’
Juliana Lima Vasconcellos Studio – ‘Confetti Chairs’
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Ryuhei Sako – ‘Chaki’ (Tea Caddy)
