Meander Chair
Completed
2024
Medium
Walnut Frame. Seat tiles: Cherry, Maple, Walnut, and ebonized White Oak
Dimensions
33"X19"X19"
Cost
$2,900
Description
Meander is a collaboration between ceramic artist Shae Bishop and furniture maker Annie Evelyn. The wood tiles in the seat were designed by Bishop, forming a twining pattern of polygonal units inspired by historical tilework. The seat, composed of Cherry, Maple, Walnut, and ebonized White Oak tiles, features Evelyn’s innovative technique of “upholstering” with hard materials, such as wood, cement, and metal, to create soft, squishy surfaces that appear rigid.About this Artist

Annie Evelyn & Shae Bishop
Joy, human connection and self-discovery are at the heart of Annie Evelyn’s work. From 2014-2017, Evelyn was a resident artist at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina and, in 2016, was awarded The John D. Mineck Fellowship. She received both her BFA and MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Her work has been featured on the cover of American Craft Magazine and published in Agata Toromanoff’s book Impossible Design. Evelyn had a solo show at the Houston Center for Craft and, in 2018, was a finalist for the Burke Prize for Contemporary Craft. Her work was included in an exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design (MAD). In 2019, Evelyn co-founded Crafting the Future, a collective of artists working together to provide equitable opportunities in the arts. Shae Bishop’s studio practice explores the relationships between ceramics and textiles, especially focused on cultural history and…
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