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Maison & Objet Americas - 2016 - Issue 1

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T h e A m er i cA s m&O m&O Ben Meda nsk y 's play f u l, scu lpt ed cera m ics each tell an individual story. He was raised in Arizona, schooled in Chicago, and now resides in Los Angeles, and his inspiration is the cul- mination of these three emotional and artistic landscapes. Using traditional craft techniques such as wheel throwing, Medansky carefully t ra nsfor ms his ever yday cera m ics into t able center pieces. Items l i ke h is Mor n i ng Wood Mug a nd Blue Bot tom Bowl use cont ra st ing colors and occasional gold accents to catch the viewer's eye. In the summer of 2012 in a small studio in dow ntow n Los A ngeles, he opened Ben Meda n sk y C er a m ic s, wh ich i s a med i - t at ion on t he m i n i ma l ism of t he ha nd made remastered with the eternal material of earth. ben medansk y usa west coast, designer /cer amic studio photography by shayan asgharnia (medansk y); bennet perez (ceramics); opposite page: photography by caliman films (portrait); courtesy of ad hoc (furniture) 30 m a i s o n - o b j e t. c o m

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