Bottleheads handblown glass pieces with sculpted bitwork by Rochester, New York–based glassblower/sculptor Elizabeth Lyons through LES Collection.

December 2, 2021

Words: Rebecca N. Thienes

Whimsical Home Accents Abound by These Global Makers

Artists explore conceptual and material dichotomies via disparate mediums—from soft fibers to hard ceramics, fragile glass to indestructible metal.

Piecework Funnel and Crewel Basket porcelain vessels by Philadelphia-based ceramics atelier Leah Kaplan Studio

Piecework Funnel and Crewel Basket porcelain vessels by Philadelphia-based ceramics atelier Leah Kaplan Studio.

Pooja Pawaskar’s Side-by-Side mirror with wood frame by Ottawa, Canada-based Whirl & Whittle

  • Pooja Pawaskar’s Side-by-side mirror with wood frame by Ottawa, Canada-based Whirl & Whittle.
    Photography by Whirl & Whittle.
  • Pooja Pawaskar’s Side-by-side mirror with wood frame by Ottawa, Canada-based Whirl & Whittle.
    Photography by Kait Labbate.

Bottleheads handblown glass pieces with sculpted bitwork by Rochester, New York–based glassblower/sculptor Elizabeth Lyons through LES Collection

Bottleheads handblown glass pieces with sculpted bitwork by Rochester, New York–based glassblower/sculptor Elizabeth Lyons through LES Collection.
Bottleheads handblown glass pieces with sculpted bitwork by Rochester, New York–based glassblower/sculptor Elizabeth Lyons through LES Collection.

Vertigo handbuilt object in satin-matte-finish white stoneware clay with colored underglaze by New York–based ceramics studio Colleen Carlson Design

Vertigo handbuilt object in satin-matte-finish white stoneware clay with colored underglaze by New York–based ceramics studio Colleen Carlson Design.

Oakland, California–based Kieu Tran’s In Transition sculpture in glazed stoneware by Studio Kieu

Oakland, California–based Kieu Tran’s In Transition sculpture in glazed stoneware by Studio Kieu.
Photography by Diana Rothery.

Lee Series Blackrock sculpture in unbleached canvas by Mary Little

Lee Series Blackrock sculpture in unbleached canvas by Mary Little.
Lee Series Blackrock sculpture in unbleached canvas by Mary Little.

Italian jeweler Monica Castiglioni’s Emoji series Lino vases in Bordeaux enamel by Ceramiche Rometti

Italian jeweler Monica Castiglioni’s Emoji series Lino vases in Bordeaux enamel by Ceramiche Rometti.

Lace on Madder artwork in natural dye–derived watercolor on handwoven linen by Los Angeles–based textile artist Rachel Duvall

  • Lace on Madder artwork in natural dye–derived watercolor on handwoven linen by Los Angeles–based textile artist Rachel Duvall.
    Photography by Kylie Pinder.
  • Lace on Madder artwork in natural dye–derived watercolor on handwoven linen by Los Angeles–based textile artist Rachel Duvall.
    Photography by Kylie Pinder.

Low Snake ceramic stoneware lamp by Los Angeles–based ceramicist Eric Roinestad through The Future Perfect

Low Snake ceramic stoneware lamp by Los Angeles–based ceramicist Eric Roinestad through The Future Perfect.
Photography courtesy of The Future Perfect.

Jana and Tanner Roach’s Mushroom stool/side tables handmade of sustainably and ethically sourced fir, larch, birch, and other woods by Kalispell, Montana–based Beck & Cap

  • Jana and Tanner Roach’s Mushroom stool/side tables handmade of sustainably and ethically sourced fir, larch, birch, and other woods by Kalispell, Montana–based Beck & Cap.
  • Jana and Tanner Roach’s Mushroom stool/side tables handmade of sustainably and ethically sourced fir, larch, birch, and other woods by Kalispell, Montana–based Beck & Cap.

Doubt in wool and cotton by Kingston, New York–based textile artist Kat Howard

  • Doubt in wool and cotton by Kingston, New York–based textile artist Kat Howard. kat-howard.
    Photography by Verofass Photography.
  • Doubt in wool and cotton by Kingston, New York–based textile artist Kat Howard.
    Photography by Verofass Photography.

Illumination Machine in cast iron and glass by Alpha, New Jersey–based designer Brecht Wright Gander through Emma Scully Gallery

Illumination Machine in cast iron and glass by Alpha, New Jersey–based designer Brecht Wright Gander through Emma Scully Gallery.

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