Left Side Nightstand
Concrete, steel, Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls / 2023 20 × 24 × 12Nightstands are windows into a person’s routine. If the bedroom is the self-portrait, the nightstand is the soul. The most pure expression of the self.
Learn more about Isabel
- About
Isabel celebrates the in-extraordinary by creating objects for everyday life that emphasize the beauty of routine. She centers her work around the mundane– undressing, dressing, and readying the self– in order to restore dignity to these overlooked tasks. Grounding her practice in the natural and domestic worlds, Isabel works primarily with elemental materials such as wood, metal, and clay. She works continually to blur the lines between fiction and function.
- Region
- Brooklyn, NY
- Website
- isabelyang.art
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- @izzy.yang
Portfolio
Undressing Table (right)
Blackened steel, red oak / 2023 58 × 24 × 3.5Undressing Table emphasizes undressing as a performative act for the self while exploring routine as ritual. It takes on the functional qualities of a valet chair and the formal qualities of a saw horse.
Untitled
glazed stoneware, beeswax / 2023 4 × 5 × 11.5Continued exploration of the forms in the series, Spring Vessels.
New Standard Time
Blackened steel, beeswax / 2022 48 × 10 × 8This object is a tool for routine and slow living. The coil measures 1,095 inches with each inch of the beeswax candle burning for roughly 20 minutes; Exactly enough to measure 1 hour a day for 365 days.
Left Side Nightstand
Concrete, steel, Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls / 2023 20 × 24 × 12Nightstands are windows into a person’s routine. If the bedroom is the self-portrait, the nightstand is the soul. The most pure expression of the self.
A Home for my Cherished Objects
walnut / 2022 6.5 × 8 × 4A teeny tiny box made to fit only your most cherished belongings
For Stella
Soft maple, glazed porcelain, beaded chain / 2021 35.5 × 15 × 14For grieving, rest, solitude, holding, cherishing, longing, remembering
Tea for Two
cherry, mosaic tiles / 2020 16 × 36 × 18Tea table designed to encourage closeness between users
Tangent Chair
Steel, ash / 2022 28 × 15 ×17Inspired by the Rhino arc command, Tangent Chair demonstrates the linear interactions of tangent curves and points moving across projected curves.
Vanity
Blackened steel, red oak, stainless steel / 2023 47 × 38 × 17Vanity provides a meditative space for self-adornment while encouraging slowness and care in the actions of routine.
Bench (of Good Omens)
Walnut, beaded chain, air-dry clay, swarovski crystals / 2022 16 × 38 × 14Inspired by Dream Catchers
Holding Device
Steel / 2022 66 × 15 × 13Inspired by forms in Old Lamps of Central Europe.
Spring Vessels
Glazed porcelain, beeswax / 2021 varyingThese ceramic vessels are an exploration of a single slip-casted module. Hand-building and hand-manipulation methods were used in conjunction with the slip-casting process to create a cohesive body of work while conserving each vessel’s distinctiveness.