Aria Kings­ley, Born 2003, is a Furni­ture Maker/​Glass Artist from Canton, CT. Currently resid­ing in Rochester, NY, they are pursu­ing a BFA in Furni­ture Design and a Minor in Glass at Rochester Insti­tute of Technology.

Aria uses her furni­ture to explore themes from her child­hood to better under­stand who she wants to be as an adult. She finds adult life to be bland and drained of color, and wants to create a safe space for adults to remi­nisce and inter­act. She likes to create moving parts and texture that allows the user to be fully immersed in the object, using mate­ri­als from her child­hood such as colored pencils and paint, and pairing them with wood which acts as her canvas.

In Aria’s words: ​“Wood­work­ing and glass­work have become some­thing I really enjoy and I love how differ­ent the mate­ri­als are. Glass is way more fast paced while wood­work­ing requires a detailed eye and takes longer. I enjoy trying to make things look perfect in wood, but I also enjoy embrac­ing the mistakes in glass. I am looking forward to contin­u­ing to explore wood and glass together outside of school.”

What they’re listen­ing to right now: ​“I haven’t been reading or watch­ing movies recently because I’ve been busy prepar­ing work for my senior show, but I have been listen­ing to a lot of music by Djo and dancing while nobody else is in the bench room.”

Who she’s looking at: ​“I’ve been inspired by Jon Brooks since my sopho­more year of college, but recently I’ve been inspired by Jack Rabbit Studio. I really enjoy how their work has soft edges, fun colors, and the cush­ions look really cozy. Their chairs are the most inter­est­ing for me because they look like blown up children’s furniture.”

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