Ariele Alasko Explained

Ariele Alasko is a designer and woodworker from New York City.[1] [2] Her early work consists of furniture and art from re-purposed wood arranged in patterns. She gained popularity on Instagram with a curated feed of cutting boards, handmade spoons, her Brooklyn studio, and her dog.[3]

In 2015, Alasko had 370,000 followers on Instagram, and by 2016, it was 418,000 followers.[4] She achieved notoriety for her carved wooden spoons and sculptures which were sold at a high price and were copied by other artists.[5] [6] [7]

In 2018, she began making stout, squiggly, table brushes with wood and tampico fibers that sold out immediately on her web store.[8]

References

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  2. Book: Coulthard, Sally. Studio : creative spaces for creative people. Jacqui Small. 2017. 978-1-911127-51-2. London. 978898405.
  3. Web site: Levy. Lauren. 2018-06-22. The Future of Design Is Chubby. 2020-07-09. The Strategist. en-us.
  4. Web site: 2016-10-12. Making paper with mulberry bark. 2020-07-09. The Ellsworth American. en-US.
  5. Book: Stephens, Dale J.. Hacking your education : ditch the lectures, save tens of thousands, and learn more than your peers ever will. Perigee Book. 2013. 978-0-399-15996-1. First editrion. New York. 15. 795167003.
  6. Web site: Instagram Stories: The Brooklyn Maker Who's Living Our Dream Life. Fernandez. Jennifer. 2015. Lonny. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016014120/http://www.lonny.com:80/Instagram+Tastemakers/articles/h5jlF9BoJap/Instagram+Stories+Brooklyn+Maker+Living+Dream . 2015-10-16 . 2020-04-09.
  7. Web site: 2016-11-18. Advice to live your life by from successful and creative women. 2020-07-09. The Independent. en.
  8. Web site: Schneider. Katy. 2018-09-21. How Did Brooms Become the New Ceramics?. 2020-07-09. The Strategist. en-us.

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