American Object Makers

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Andrew Kudless

Credentials: MA Emergent Technologies and Design, with distinction, Architectural Association; Master of Architecture, with honors, Tulane University
Based: Houston, Texas, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Architecture

Matsys: https://www.matsys.design
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matsysdesign/
University of Houston: https://www.uh.edu/architecture/graduate-studies/faculty/

Confluence Park

BHP Pavilion at Confluence Park in San Antonio, Texas, designed by Matsys and Lake Flato Architects

Swell Wave Shelf (Free-Standing)

Swell Wave Shelf, designed by Andrew Kudless for Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades

Whorl Lamps

Whorl Lamps, 3D-printed nylon wall lamps by Andrew Kudless and Anh Vu

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Hadiya Williams

Credentials: B.S., Bowie State University; B.F.A., Columbia College Chicago
From: Washington, D.C., USA
Based: Washington, D.C., USA
Discipline: Industrial Design

Website: https://www.hadiyawilliams.com
Studio/Company: https://www.studiobppco.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hadiyawilliams

Cupping Season

Cup 18, a food-safe speckled-clay mug made with slab technique, by Black Pepper Paperie Co.

Schumacher 16 oz Mug

16 oz mug by Hadiya Williams, a food-safe handmade drinkware piece sold by Schumacher Design Shop

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Neri Oxman

Credentials: PhD in Design Computation, MIT; diploma in architecture, Architectural Association; architecture studies, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
From: Haifa, Israel
Based: New York, New York, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Architecture

Website: https://www.media.mit.edu/people/neri/overview/
Studio/Company: https://www.oxman.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerioxmanreal/
X: https://x.com/NeriOxman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeriOxmanArt/
OXMAN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxmanofficial/
OXMAN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA9MwbHMrutAzyLBYhs9KQ
OXMAN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxman/

Vespers I

Vespers I Mask 03 with cellular subdivision

EDEN

EDEN Tower central levels

O°

O° PHA footwear prototype, melt-blown fabrication

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David Weeks

Credentials: Rhode Island School of Design, sculpture and painting
From: Athens, Georgia, USA
Based: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design

Website: https://davidweeksstudio.com/about/david-weeks/
David Weeks Studio: https://davidweeksstudio.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidweeksstudio/

Clip Light

Aluminum Bullet

Signature Tripod

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David Wiseman

Credentials: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), 2003 graduate
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

Wiseman Studio: https://www.dwiseman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwisemanstudio/

Radial Branch Chandelier, 2019

Archipelago Table, 2017

Collage Fireplace Screen, 2014

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Chris Schanck

Credentials: BFA in Sculpture, School of Visual Arts; MFA in Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Based: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisschanck/

The Eye of the Little God, 2022

Oubliette Bar, 2019

Concretion, 2021

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Peter Shire

Credentials: Chouinard Art Institute, ceramics; Memphis Group founding member
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

Echo Park Pottery: https://www.echoparkpottery.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petershire/

Brazil

Big Sur

Laurel

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The Haas Brothers

Credentials: Simon Haas, Rhode Island School of Design (painting); Nikolai Haas, music
From: Austin, Texas, USA
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

The Haas Brothers: http://www.thehaasbrothers.com/
R & Company: https://r-and-company.com/designers/haas-brothers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehaasbrothers/
X: https://x.com/TheHaasBrothers

Unique Beast settee

Hex Lamp

Ch’Amanda Lear

Ch'Amanda Lear

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Mira Nakashima

Credentials: Harvard University, undergraduate degree in Architectural Sciences and General Studies; Waseda University, master’s degree in Architecture; President and Creative Director, George Nakashima Woodworkers
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Based: New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Discipline: Furniture

George Nakashima Woodworkers: https://nakashimawoodworkers.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nakashimawoodworkers/
X: https://x.com/georgenakashima

Pool House Prototype

Nakashima Reading Room

Process Book

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Johnny Swing

Credentials: BS in fine arts, Skidmore College; Class 1 Structural Steel Welding License #6120
From: Salisbury, Connecticut, USA
Based: Brookline, Vermont, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Website: https://johnnyswing.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnyswing/

Murmuration

Nickel Couch

All the King’s Men

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Tom Loeser

Credentials: BA, Haverford College; BFA, Boston University; MFA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; former head of the wood/furniture area, University of Wisconsin-Madison
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Based: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Website: https://www.tomloeser.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomloeser/

Folding Chairs

Switchback

Chesterbench

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Robert Earl Paige

Credentials: BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1962); former interior designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Based: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Industrial Design

Salon 94 Design: https://salon94design.com/artists/robert-earl-paige/

Composition #2

Fahara: Chicago in View

Dakkabar Collection

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Nolen Niu

Credentials: ArtCenter College of Design, BS 1999 Product Design
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Website: https://www.artcenter.edu/about/support/storyboard/nolen-niu.html
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nolenniu/

Divide

Herda

Fold

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Scott Wilson

Credentials: Rochester Institute of Technology, industrial design, class of 1991
Based: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Hardware

Website: https://www.idsa.org/profile/scott-wilson/
MNML: https://mnml.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnml_dsgn/

TikTok + LunaTik

EPIK

Ooba

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Tucker Viemeister

Credentials: Pratt Institute, Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID)
From: Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Based: New York, New York, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design

Viemeister Industries: https://www.viemeisterindustries.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuckerviemeister/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tucker-viemeister-9941711/

Microsoft voting machine

OXO GoodGrips peeler with Smart Design

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with Rockwell Group

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Dan Formosa

Credentials: Bachelors in Industrial Design, Syracuse University; Masters in Ergonomics and Biomechanics, New York University; PhD, New York University; co-founder of Smart Design
From: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Based: Piermont, New York, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Automotive Design

Website: https://danformosa.com/
ThinkActHuman: https://thinkacthuman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danformosa/
X: https://x.com/danformosa

Ford SmartGauge with Eco Drive

DialPak III

OXO Good Grips

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Brendan Ravenhill

Credentials: Sculpture, Oberlin College; master’s degree in Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
From: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design

Website: https://ravenhillstudio.com/pages/brendan-ravenhill
Ravenhill Studio: https://ravenhillstudio.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanravenhill/

Float Pendant

Peek Sconce

Grain Drum 14 Pendant

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Cas Holman

Credentials: Former Associate Professor of Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design
Based: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Discipline: Toy Design

Website: https://casholman.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casholman/

Rigamajig

Geemo

Imagination Playground