Sculptural Furniture + Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto (Denver, CO, USA)

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We discussed:
– the desire to have something noteworthy to contribute to the world
– form above all else
– sadly, merit does not drive success
– the joke that artist should marry a rich person
– wood always tries to remember it is a tree
– speaking the loudest through your work
– the strength of a community when in school
– fail spectacularly while in school
– Artist residencies
– the importance of building a network
– remove the stigma on copying
– how she got her work in museums
– brand identity
– the increased speed of the art world
– the importance of responding to your materials
– issues of gender and ethnicity in the art world

 

People + Places mentioned:
The Pillars of the Earth, Novel by Ken Follett – https://ken-follett.com
Hyperbolic geometry – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_geometry
Anderson Ranch’s Artists-in-Residence Program – https://www.andersonranch.org/programs/artists-in-residence-program/
Buffalo Creek Artist residency – https://www.buffalocreekart.com/residency/
Colin Wiencek – https://www.cwiencek.com
Mark Tan – http://www.marktanstudio.com
Giselle Hicks – https://www.gisellehicks.com
When ideas have sex, TED Talk by Matt Ridley – https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex?language=en
The Denver Art Museum – https://www.denverartmuseum.org
Darrin Alfred – https://www.instagram.com/darrinalfred
Tarra – https://tarra.co
Jason McCloskey – https://www.q-co.design
Joseph Walsh – https://www.josephwalshstudio.com
Ursula von Rydingsvard – https://ursulavonrydingsvard.net
Making a Seat at the Table Exhibition and Book – http://www.womenwoodworking.org/thebook

 

3 People that inspire her:
Thomas Heatherwick – http://www.heatherwick.com
Iris van Herpen – https://www.irisvanherpen.com
Santiago Calatrava – https://www.calatrava.com
Yuri Kobayashi – https://yurikobayashi.com
Vivian Chiu – https://www.vivianchiudesigns.com

 

https://kishimotodesign.com

https://www.q-co.design

 

Hosted by Matthew Dols
http://www.matthewdols.com

 

Supported in part by:

EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway
https://eeagrants.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com
Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript available: http://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-152-sculptural-furniture-functional-object-designer-laura-kishimoto-denver-co-usa/

Sculptural, Furniture, Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto, the desire to have something noteworthy to contribute to the world, form above all else, merit does not drive success, the joke that artist should marry a rich person, wood always tries to remember it is a tree, speaking the loudest through your work, the strength of a community when in school, fail spectacularly while in school, Artist residencies, the importance of building a network, remove the stigma on copying, how she got her work in museums, brand identity, the increased speed of the art world, the importance of responding to your materials, issues of gender and ethnicity in the art world, The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett, Hyperbolic geometry, Anderson Ranch, Artists-in-Residence Program, Buffalo Creek Artist residency, Colin Wiencek, Mark Tan, Giselle Hicks, When ideas have sex, TED Talk, Matt Ridley, The Denver Art Museum, Darrin Alfred, Tarra, Jason McCloskey, Joseph Walsh, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Making a Seat at the Table Exhibition and Book, Thomas Heatherwick, Iris van Herpen, Santiago Calatrava, Yuri Kobayashi, Vivian Chiu
Sculptural Furniture + Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto (Denver, CO, USA)
Sculptural Furniture + Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto (Denver, CO, USA)
Sculptural, Furniture, Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto, the desire to have something noteworthy to contribute to the world, form above all else, merit does not drive success, the joke that artist should marry a rich person, wood always tries to remember it is a tree, speaking the loudest through your work, the strength of a community when in school, fail spectacularly while in school, Artist residencies, the importance of building a network, remove the stigma on copying, how she got her work in museums, brand identity, the increased speed of the art world, the importance of responding to your materials, issues of gender and ethnicity in the art world, The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett, Hyperbolic geometry, Anderson Ranch, Artists-in-Residence Program, Buffalo Creek Artist residency, Colin Wiencek, Mark Tan, Giselle Hicks, When ideas have sex, TED Talk, Matt Ridley, The Denver Art Museum, Darrin Alfred, Tarra, Jason McCloskey, Joseph Walsh, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Making a Seat at the Table Exhibition and Book, Thomas Heatherwick, Iris van Herpen, Santiago Calatrava, Yuri Kobayashi, Vivian Chiu
Sculptural Furniture + Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto (Denver, CO, USA)