Laura Kishimoto is a designer/maker living in Denver and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She 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.
Laura's creative process is defined by a constant balancing act between her intentions as a designer and the will of the material. With each piece, Laura strives to create a spatially complex, cohesive object that appears to have formed organically without human intervention.
You can see her Yumi chair at the Denver Art Museum.
You can follow along with her on Instagram.
Episode 268 - Tyler Hill of TMHPersonals
Episode 267 - Boun Loun
Episode 266 - Rebecca De Groot
Episode 265 - Laura Mays Revisited
Episode 264 - Chelsea Cates
Episode 263 - Mia Anika
Episode 262 - Emily Joyce
Episode 261 - A Hanus of Slightly Acute
Episode 260 - Meera Crow
Episode 259 - Daej Hamilton
Episode 258 - Jenna Pilant
Episode 257 - Lets talk equity in craft
Episode 256 - Ava Foster
Episode 255 - Anne Taggart
Episode 254 - SaraBeth Post
Episode 253 - Dondra of Work Boots and Glasses
Episode 252 - Lee, The Rainbow Carver
Episode 251 - Michaela of My NW Nest
Episode 250 - Sabine Maxine Lopez of "A Tribe Called Queer"
Episode 249 - Carla Mendoza, Untidy Maker
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