Bethan Laura Wood Explained

Bethan Laura Wood
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Royal College of Art
University of Brighton
Known For:multi discipline design

Bethan Laura Wood (born in Shropshire, 1983[1]) she is an internationally-recognised English designer of jewellery, furniture, decorative objects, lighting and installations. She has designed for such media as glass, laminates and ceramics. Work produced by her studio, WOOD London, is characterised by colour, geometry and visual metaphor,[2] pattern and marquetry. She has been described as "[re-[[Context (language use)|context]]ualizing] ... elements from everyday objects, often focusing on the pattern and coloration of objects as indicators of their origins, production, and past usage."[1]

Biography

Wood was diagnosed with dyslexia at sixth-form college.[3] She studied 3D design at Brighton University,[4] then studied at the Royal College of Art in 2007, tutored by Dutch designer Jurgen Bey and the Italian Martino Gamper.[5] [6] [7] [8] She founded her studio, "WOOD London", in 2009 while still a student.[1] She was a designer in residence at the Design Museum, London. Wood has been commissioned by a variety of international companies to create works and installations, including Abet Laminati, Moroso, Valextra, Perrier Jouët, Bitossi Ceramiche, Tory Burch, cc-tapis, Tolix, Rosenthal and Hermés. Her work has been exhibited in institutions such as V&A Museum of Childhood, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York, Daelim Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.[9] [10] Wood was named in the Wallpaper* Power 200, which ranks her "among the world’s pre-eminent design talent".[11]

Awards

!Year!Award!Category!Piece!Result
2019German Design AwardsOutstanding Product[12] Tongue with Rosenthal
The Design MuseumBeazley Designs of the Year[13] Super Fake with CC-Tapis
EDIDA Design Awards[14] Floor CoveringSuper Fake with CC-Tapis
The ELLE Decoration British Design Awards[15] Floor Covering
The ELLE Decoration Japan EDIDA Design Award[16] Floor Covering
2017The Design PrizeArtist Realm[17]
2016London Design FestivalBritish Lands Swarovski Emerging Talent Medal[18]
Hublot Design Prize[19]
2013Design MiamiDesigner of the Future[20]
W Hotels Designers of the Future Award[21] Making ConnectionsSite-specific installation
2012The Design MuseumDesign of the Year - FurnitureMoon Rock[22]

Accolades

Select exhibitions

Collections

Wood's works can be found in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London,[27] the Wellcome Collection in London[28] and the Abet Laminate Museum in Italy.[29]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethan Laura Wood . Pamono . 11 March 2020.
  2. Web site: How Bethan Laura Wood and Abet Laminati created a two-part coffee table. McCann. Paul. 9 November 2011. wallpaper.com.
  3. News: Love. Emma. Treggiden. Katie. 21 January 2017. The future's bright: 2017's biggest new design talents. The Guardian. 11 March 2020.
  4. RYDER. BETHAN. Spring 2018. Bethan Laura Wood on the creative inspiration behind her Hackney design studio. The Glossary.
  5. Web site: 2019. Dezeen Awards 2019. Dezeen.
  6. Web site: Pippa. Brooks. 12 August 2017. The Wylde Interview: Bethan Laura Wood. Wylde.
  7. News: MORRIS. Tom. 12 September 2016. Is Bethan Laura Wood British Design's Brightest New Spark?. Newsweek.
  8. News: Conlon. Scarlett. 23 May 2020. Rhapsody in blue: a Milanese apartment. The Guardian.
  9. Web site: August 2020. Gallery Talk: Bethan Laura Wood.
  10. Web site: 9 August 2020. Rijksstudio Award 2020 The international design competition of the Rijksmuseum..
  11. Web site: 20 September 2019. Bethan Laura Wood. Wallpaper Magazine.
  12. Web site: 17 February 2020. Rosenthal x Bethan Laura Wood: Bauhaus inspired art of weaving.
  13. Web site: 10 September 2019. Beazley Designs of the Year 2019 shortlist announced. Wallpaper.
  14. Web site: 2019. SUPER ROUND. EDIDA Awards.
  15. 6 December 2018. THE ELLE DECORATION BRITISH DESIGN AWARDS 2019 - WINNERS!. Elle Decoration.
  16. Web site: 1 November 2018. EDIDA JAPAN* WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT.
  17. Web site: 14 April 2017. and THE DESIGN PRIZE winner is... report from the award ceremony in milan. designboom.
  18. GRIFFITHS. ALYN. 20 September 2016 . Sir Kenneth Grange, Bethan Laura Wood, David Adjaye and Daan Roosegaarde win London Design Medals 2016. Wallpaper*. W*211.
  19. Web site: 10 June 2015. Second round of the Hublot Design Prize. World Tempus.
  20. 18 June 2013. Designers of the Future. Domus.
  21. THOMPSON. HENRIETTA. 15 April 2013. Winners announced for the W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013. Wallpaper*.
  22. Etherington. Rose. 11 January 2012. Design Museum announce shortlist for Designs of the Year 2012. Dezeen.
  23. Web site: Thomas Heatherwick, Bethan Laura Wood and more nominate emerging designers for Aram Gallery exhibition . Yalcinkaya . Gunseli . 13 March 2018 . Dezeen . 11 March 2020.
  24. News: Is Bethan Laura Wood British Design's Brightest New Spark? . Morris . Tom . 12 December 2016 . . 11 March 2020.
  25. Web site: TALKING COLOUR WITH BETHAN LAURA WOOD. Livingetc. 28 September 2019 .
  26. Web site: Browne. Alix. July 23, 2013. Bethan Laura Wood: Designer of the Future.
  27. Web site: Search the Collections. 2 May 2020. Victoria & Albert Museum Collections.
  28. Web site: Wellcome Collection - Being Human.
  29. Web site: Museo Abet Laminati. 2016. Abet Laminati.

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