PRODUCT DESIGN
Collections brought to market, commissioned work, and selected concepts
COLLECTIONS
A N I M A L : M I N E R A L
A sculptural lighting collection that explores the tension between the natural world and the man-made.
A N I M A L : M I N E R A L
A sculptural lighting collection that explores the tension between the natural world and the man-made.
The collection was available through Blackman Cruz, Twentieth Art & Design in Los Angeles, and select galleries.
The collection was available through Blackman Cruz, Twentieth Art & Design in Los Angeles, and select galleries.
One-of-a-kind pendant from the collection – patinated steel and iridescent ocellated turkey feathers
Blackman Cruz, Los Angeles.
Inspired by Richard Serra's monumental steel sculptures, the bent cold-rolled steel form was stripped of ornament, creating an architectural foil to the organic textures within.
The material palette was developed around ethical sourcing: horsehair, peacock pelt, and metal fur created with magnetically reactive iron dust.
Launched during Salone del Mobile in Milan at Rossana Orlandi Gallery, the collection was later exhibited in Los Angeles and Chicago. New York Magazine named it one of its “Top 50 to See,” with coverage including World of Interiors and LUXE.
C R E A M B Y D E KE Y S E R
From aerospace-inspired compounds to Italian silks and boat-building techniques, CREAM evolved into a collection of sculptural glass vessels.
C R E A M B Y D E KE Y S E R
From aerospace-inspired compounds to Italian silks and boat-building techniques, CREAM evolved into a collection of sculptural glass vessels.
Working with NASA engineers on UV stability contributed to the development of a proprietary compound specific to CREAM's fabrication process.
The resulting vessels have saturated color and high-gloss surfaces, often reading as ceramic at first glance, then revealing themselves as glass up close.
CREAM was featured in Los Angeles Times Magazine, InStyle, and Marie Claire, among others, and sold through retailers and museum shops including Fred Segal, LACMA, and the Long Beach Museum of Art.
Pieces were also purchased by W Hotels for its interiors, with additional distribution across the U.S. and Europe.
COMMISSIONS & CONCEPTS
COMMISSIONED BY CELERY KEMBLE
For a newly constructed New York penthouse, Celery Kemble commissioned a pair of pendants that reinterpreted—but did not reproduce—the Animal : Mineral series. Having seen the original collection, Kemble requested fixtures that referenced the horsehair pendants while taking the design in a distinct direction.
Developed in direct response to the architectural plans of the residence, the metal form was simplified and the original horsehair concept inverted. Rather than cascading from the frame, taut horsehair strands became the illuminated structure that suspends each form in place.
TRACKING OF THE SPECIES
Developed in consultation with the Midwestern Regional Director of the World Wildlife Fund, Tracking of the Species reimagined GPS wildlife-tracking collars as couture chokers. Each was engraved with the identifying number of a tiger being tracked in the wild.
The pieces were conceived for auction at approximately $15,000 each—the estimated cost at the time to fit and track a single tiger—with proceeds to support WWF tiger conservation efforts.
