Permanent Collection
Platter Project
A collection of limited edition platters commissioned from a small group of international artists and artisans, the Platter Project celebrates the joy of cooking, entertaining and gathering. Collaborators were invited to make signed editions on the basis of their technical fluency and aesthetic vision. This series of handmade platters is designed for family-style conviviality, but worthy of permanent display.
The Platter Project is an invitation to bring art to the table.
Volume 2
Cedric Mitchell
Cedric Mitchell is a Los Angeles-based glass artist and designer known for his vibrant, postmodern-inspired hand-blown glass that fuses functional objects with sculptural presence. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, he first immersed himself in creative culture through music as a local hip-hop artist before discovering glass, a shift that led him to pursue the medium professionally and relocate to California. Mitchell’s work is distinguished by bold color palettes, graphic patterning, and geometric forms that draw from Memphis design, pop art, and midcentury influences, reimagining traditional glassware as playful, contemporary design. Through his studio, Cedric Mitchell Design, he produces vessels, lighting, and limited-edition pieces while also engaging in residencies and workshops to deepen his technical approach to color, form, and technique. In addition to his studio practice, Mitchell is committed to mentorship and education, using teaching, public talks, and community programs to expand access to glassblowing and support a more diverse next generation of makers in the field.
Lusia Murphy
Lusia Murphy, a Canadian, Vancouver-based glass artist, draws inspiration from the light and landscape of her childhood in the North. Having studied glassblowing at the Alberta University of the Arts in Calgary, and volunteered at the Dale Chihuly-founded Pilchuck Glass School in Washington, she went on to establish her eponymous business, lusia.glass. Her work is a sculptural exploration of functional handmade objects celebrating the fluidity, transparency, and molten nature of soft glass, with influences ranging from the way ice forms, water moves, and light dances.
Jordan McDonald
A ceramic artist based in Philadelphia known for his intuitive, expressive approach to form, color and pattern and knowledge of the history of ceramics.
Raina Lee
A self-taught ceramicist from Los Angeles whose emphasis is formal experimentation and custom volcanos glazes made from clay and other raw materials.
Edmund Davies
A studio potter based in Norfolk, UK whose practice revolves around the production of elegant, minimalist wheel-thrown functional pieces.
Zoe Dering
A potter based in the Bay Area who creates technically masterful heirloom pieces intended for daily use and communal celebration.
Kymia Nawabi
A multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles who works in ceramics, drawing, painting and sculpture with a process-driven approach to building form.
Capsule collections of platters will bring together works by artisans and fine artists from all corners of the art and design world, in a range of media, from ceramic and wood, to papier-mâché, glass and metal. An opportunity to work with a range of makers across disciplines, the Platter Project affirms the often overlooked relationship between function and beauty.
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