Epiphanies

Category: Interior

Epiphanies is a collection of light fixtures that reflects on my emerging personal design practice and asks what kinds of objects could and should be created in response to a mutilated and endangered natural world. Recognizing that reflection, emotion, and contemplation give objects their lasting value, I turn inward to undertake an autoethnographic investigation, delving into personal, family, and collective memory. This process becomes a framework not only for creative expression but also for rethinking the environmental responsibilities of design. Material is central to this exploration. I work with what is already present – sand collected from the beaches of my childhood, recycled glass shards, repurposed aluminum and bronze and inherited fragments of woven textile. These materials are chosen not only for their tactile or aesthetic qualities, but for the memories they carry: traces of place, labor, lineage, and change. The act of fusing glass shards in sand – an experimental method discovered during material research, becomes a poetic way to transform the overlooked into something enduring. In these light fixtures textures are left raw, imperfections are embraced, and every form reveals something about where it came from. Epiphanies is about loss and transformation, both environmental and personal. It is a collection that not only expresses the people and places that shaped me, but also offers a quiet resistance to disposable design culture. By working slowly, thoughtfully, and with reverence for material, I aim to create objects that hold space for memory, for presence, and for what still remains.

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