“Open Studio”
A design exhibition for the students, apprentices, and the self-taught.
September 2020
Lichen — Brooklyn, NY
Featuring
Alexandra Venegas
Aly Akers
Soft Studio
Danny Rosa
Fernando Icazbalceta,
Fernanda Oseguera
Fernanda Oseguera
Hayley Cranberry Small
James "RONG" Williams III
James Cherry
John Henshaw
Lewis Kemmenoe
Lucy Han
Mike Serra
Nicholas Whitfield
Nifemi Ogunro
Owen Pace
Sophie Colle
Tania Doumbe Fines
Yaazd Contractor
Yens Cuyvers
Yuki Gray
About
Design, like education, is a process. As a team, we want to celebrate not only those designers at the heights of their careers, but those just starting out—students, apprentices, autodidacts.
OPEN STUDIO Volume 1 was a collaborative exhibition and portfolio publication of student, apprentice, and self-taught work, by upcoming object and furniture designers. The project was born in response to the pandemic and the lack of in-person and engaging opportunities for those in active learning roles.
For the exhibition, we partnered with design studio and retail space LICHEN in Brooklyn. Their team brought an eye for installation that was invaluable in the process, and, combined with our team’s curation, helped to make the show a resounding success.
To construct the portfolio pubulication, we thought about individuality, process, and materials use. We gravitated toward pieces that made us stop and look, through their complexity or simplicity, and were struck by the diversity of work we received.
Press
Exhibition Catalog — Designed by Julianna Santolucito
