Ursula Von Rydingsvard’s exhibitions at the Fabric Workshop Museum in Philadelphia, and Galerie Lelong in New York City, reviewed.
Delivered at the commencement ceremony for the California College of the Arts, March 2018.
There’s a word we use for the convergence of tradition and optimism: that word is craft.
Originally in The Magazine Antiques, March 2018.
A designer sets up shop in Banglatown, Detroit. Maybe his studio is his real work of art.
Another young talent joins the most exciting generation of American designers we've seen in a long while. His work is stylish and intensely made, but tends to slouch into the room, as if it were no big deal.
Commissioned by the Crafts Study Centre, March 2018.
A ceramic artist engaging in constant improvisation.
From Crafts Magazine, March/April 2018.
In a starkly divided America, reverence for hand craftsmanship might be one of the few remaining universals.
Originally published with Hyperallergic, February 2017, reviewing an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
A shrewd designer balances craft and commerce.
Commisioned by Frieze Magazine, September 2017.
Forget left/right politics. Let's talk about complex and simple.
Commissioned by Friedman Benda on the passing of the great furniture artist.
Originally in The Magazine Antiques, January 2018.
Reconsidering decorative arts in the age of #MeToo.
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