Laura Kishimoto
Furniture & Object Design
I am a designer/maker living in Denver and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. I was initially drawn to furniture design because it occupies a unique position between the fields of fine art and design. Furniture can both exist as a product, addressing a specific need, or as a stand alone sculptural object. And in both cases, a user/viewer is necessary to complete the piece of furniture: whether to give it function by physically engaging with it or to give it meaning by imbuing it with their emotional narrative.
My creative process is defined by a constant balancing act between my intentions as a designer and the will of my material. With each piece, I strive to create a spatially complex, cohesive object that appears to have formed organically without human intervention.
EXHIBITIONS
SIT BY ME: SAM MALOOF CENTENNIAL | 2016 - 2017
Riverside Art Museum. Riverside, CA.
LAUNCH PAD | 2016
Wanted Design Manhattan. New York, NY.
MONTH OF MODERN | 2015
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Boulder, CO.
DESIGN AFTER DARK | 2015
Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO.
THE WEXLER GALLERY | 2015
Collective Design Fair. New York, NY.
LIVING WITH CRAFT | 2014 - 2015
20th Anniversary Craft Forms 2014. Wayne Art Center. Wayne, PA.
SUPER DESIGN GALLERY | 2013
Tent London and Super Brands. The London Design Festival. London, England.
DWELL ON DESIGN: FACULTY SELECTS | 2013
Furniture Society LA Symposium. Los Angeles, CA. SENIOR
INVITATIONAL SHOW | 2013
Woods Gerry Gallery. Providence, RI.
FURNITURE SENIOR SHOW | 2013
Woods Gerry Gallery. Providence, RI. 17TH ANNUAL FINE
FURNISHINGS SHOW | 2012
Pawtucket Armory Arts Center. Pawtucket, RI.
SCULPTURAL FABRIC: THE FABIC OF LIFE | 2012
Sol Koffler Gallery. Providence, RI.
FURNITURE DESIGN TRIENNIAL | 2010
Woods Gerry Gallery. Providence, RI.
PRESS
ARCHITECT | October 2016
COLORADO HOMES & LIFESTYLES | June 2016
LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGN | September 2015
AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL | 2014
ELLE DECOR (Spain) | 2014
MARIE CLAIRE | 2014
HOME & DESIGN/ TRENDS (India) | 2013
AD ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST (Germany) | 2013
SURFACE ASIA/ DWELL ASIA MAGAZINE | 2013
PASAJES DE ARQUITECTURA, DISEÑO E INNOVACIÓN/
(Passages of Architecture, design and innovation) | 2013
DESIGN MILK | May 2016
TARRA | May 2015
MODERN IN DENVER | January 2015
MOCOLOCO | July 2013
DESIGN MILK | June 2013
ARCHITIZER | June 2013
DAILY IMPULSE | June 2013
CORE 77 | March 2013
THE MAG | March 2013
NOTCOT | May 2012
THE ART OF CRITICAL MAKING | 2013
Edited by Rosanne Somerson. John Wiley & Sons Inc, NJ.