Melissa Gamwell

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• MA Degree

  School

  School of Humanities

  Programme

  MA Ceramics & Glass, 2011

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  http://www.melissagamwell.com

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• The work developed for this collection stems from the designer’s interest in the relationship between material processes and object typologies. By examining nuances within the industrial slip-casting process, a new functional and decorative language unfolds through maximising the inherent qualities of casting and pouring. The result is dually intriguing in formal material development and visual indication of anthropological, functional objects. Here the process is shown in several applications, using bone china, porcelain and metal; these range from novelty tabletop display and serving pieces to production tableware suitable for the restaurant industry.


• Degrees

• Graduate Diploma, Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, New York, USA, 2005

• Experience

• Designer, David Stark Design and Production, New York, USA, 2007-9; Assistant designer (home design), Polo Ralph Lauren, New York, USA, 2006-7; Founder and freelance writer, Nylonwild.com, New York, USA, 2009-present; Studio assistant, Michele Oka Doner, New York, USA, 2003-6

• Exhibitions

• Breakable: Glass by Design, Heller Gallery, American Design Club, New York, USA, 2010; Out of Practice, Siobhan Davies Studios, London, 2010; Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2010; Material Culture: Contemporary American Design, Max Lang Gallery, New York, USA, 2008

• Awards

• Winner, Society of Ceramic and Glass Decorating Velonis Scholarship, 2009; Winner, Industrial Design, Rowena Reed Kostellow Foundation Award, 2005; Winner, Taki-Fuji Art Award, Japan Traffic Culture Association, 2004