November 11, 2025

Words: Rebecca Thienes

A New Lens: Emerging Creators Shape Sculptural Aesthetics

Next-gen designers and makers bring a bold, sculptural vision into focus.

Discover Next-Gen Creatives

Forma by House of Form and Daniel Orozco Estudio

A woman holding a white object in front of her face.
Photography courtesy of House of Form/Daniel Orozco Estudio.

Forma restaurant-check presenter in marble, also available in cedar by Dala Al-Fuwaires of House of Form and Daniel Orozco Estudio.

FOS Soil by Daniel Orozco Estudio

A woman holding a large black object in her hands.
Photography courtesy of Daniel Orozco Estudio.

Portoro marble top for the FOS Soil side table by Daniel Orozco Estudio.

Ledoux Prêt No. 2 by Natalie Shook

A woman standing in front of a wooden shelf.
Photography by Kuo-heng Huang.
A wooden shelf with a metal grid on top.
Photography courtesy of N Shook.

Natalie Shook’s Ledoux Prêt No. 2 ready-to-order reconfigurable sculptural shelving in solid Sapele with satin-wax finish by N Shook.

Furnishings by Max Lamb and Em Johnson through Gallery Fumi

A group of three chairs sitting on top of a cement floor.
Photography by Tom Wright Penguins Egg Studio for Gallery Fumi.

Crockery chairs and stool in earthenware slip-cast from hand-carved plaster models by Max Lamb in collaboration with Em Johnson of 1882 Ltd. through Gallery Fumi.

Mam’ Chipo (The Gift) by Zizipho Poswa

A man standing next to a sculpture.
Photography by Lea Crafford & Southern Guild.
A woman in an apron and aprons stands in a kitchen.
Photography by Richard Keppel Smith & Southern Guild.

Zizipho Poswa’s Mam’ Chipo (The Gift) ceramic sculpture in hand-coiled clay with glaze through Southern Guild.

Splitted Stool by Teun Zwets Through Chisel Arc

A man holding a yellow object in his hands.
Photography by Benning & Gladkova; Creative Direction by Chisel Arc.

Splitted stool in split spruce with a two-part industrial lacquer finish by Teun Zwets through Chisel Arc.

Weaver Nest by Sabrina Merayo Nuñez Through Adorno

A person holding a light bulb with a light bulb attached to it.
Photography courtesy of Adorno.
A woman with long black hair and glasses.
Photography by Pablo Monsalve.

Sabrina Merayo Nuñez’s Weaver Nest suspension lamp in organic artist bioplastic combined with crystals, roots, copper and bronze wire, natural fibers, and carved wood, enhanced with LEDs and motion sensors, through Adorno.

As You Were by Kritika Manchanda

A woman is putting a piece of paper into a box.
Photography by Elevine Berge.

As You Were sculptural chair, table, and textile installation in silk organza and resin by Kritika Manchanda.

Cadre and Lucite by Draga & Aurel

A man and woman posing for a photo.
Photography courtesy of Draga & Aurel.
A glass cabinet with a flower in it.
Photography by Federica Lissoni.

Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow’s Cadre sideboard and Lucite vase, both in acrylic resin, by Draga & Aurel.

Roll-Up by Caroline Chao with G-Star

A woman sitting on a chair with a suitcase.
Photography by Loes De Boer for G-star.

Roll-Up conceptual collapsible chair in dead-stock denim, industrial railing components, construction fasteners, and vintage snaps by Caroline Chao in collaboration with G-Star’s Art of Raw platform.

Hidden Secrets by Berto and S. Bernardo

A man holding a purple box with a white lid.
Photography courtesy of Berto.
A stack of three colorful stools sitting on a floor.
Photography by Ivo Oliveira.

Hidden Secrets stackable ceramic objects with internal storage compartments, a collaboration between Alberto Sánchez of Berto and S. Bernardo.

Cono by Whitney Krieger and Soft Witness

A chair made of stuffed animals on a white background.
Photography courtesy of Soft Witness.
A woman sitting on a chair with a teddy bear.
Photography by Ippolita Del Bono Venezze.

Whitney Krieger’s limited-edition Cono chair with custom-molded fiberglass core, nickel legs, and alpaca mohair hand-upholstered cones by Soft Witness.

Grasp the Mountains, Then Let Them Go by Ludmilla Balkis Through Guild Gallery

A woman is making a clay pot.
Photography by Marion Benoit.
Two sculptures of clay and clay.
Photography by Zeph Colombatto.

Grasp the Mountains, Then Let Them Go ceramic Hodei objects made from clay and natural materials that artist Ludmilla Balkis foraged near her Basque Country home, through Guild Gallery.

High Tide by Nat Maks, Brogan Cox and Sebastian Cox

A wooden stool with a painted surface.
Photography by Beth Davis.

Natascha Maksimovic of Nat Maks and Brogan Cox’s High Tide side table in English-grown sycamore, hand-finished and -dipped in marbled ink, by Sebastian Cox.

Mosaic #2 by Amy Flurry, Ashu Ladha and Aloka

A woman sitting on a wooden floor holding a blanket.
Photography by Kristin Karch.
A man and woman sitting next to each other people.
Photography courtesy of Aloka.

Amy Flurry and Ashu Ladha’s Mosaic #2 quilt in overdyed vintage kantha quilt remnants with cotton muslin backing by Aloka.

Craft Punk by Kajsa Willner through AM Collective

A woman standing next to a pile of boxes.
Photography by David Möller.

Craft Punk vessels in glued, painted pine offcuts and tin by Kajsa Willner through AM Collective.

Tuna by Kauani, through AGO Projects

Two women standing next to each other women.
Photography by Andrés Valentin-Gamazo.
A hand holding a yellow pinata with black spots.
Photography by Rebeca Sayago/courtesy of India Mahdavi Project Room.

Tuna wireless LED lantern in 3D-knitted nylon with hand-embroidered pom-poms by Inés Llasera and Inés Quezada of Kauani, through AGO Projects.

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