Simone Bodmer-Turner
Simone Bodmer-Turner is an artist and designer working in sculptures, lighting, and furniture. Her signature designs encompass one-tone organic materials and minimalism, inspired by artists like Valentine Schlegel and Savin Couelle. The designer typically works in ceramic and plaster.
Simone Bodmer-Turner
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Bodmer-Turner was raised in Berkeley, California and Massachusetts and went on to study literature in college. Massachusetts after a long stint in New York. She joined Good Eggs in 2013, which is a farm-to-table sustainable food delivery start-up. While working there, the artist began studying ceramics and gained experience at Choplet, Gasworks, and Sculpture Space.
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Work
In 2018, she had established her own studio near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The artist showcased 25 new works, in particular furniture and lighting, in 2022 at Matter Projects. The works were a, "seasonless line of ceramic vases that draw on ancient ceremonial vessels and modern shapes," as stated by the artist. During the summer of 2024, she exhibited bronze, wood-working and lacquer functional works at Emma Scully. There were andirons, bowls, lamps, and screens. Bodmer-Turner as collaborated with urushi lacquer artist Yuko Gunji and Massachusetts-based woodworker Laura Pepper. Much of her furniture and functional design work nods to artists like Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Calder, and Diego Giacometti.
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- 1.Baumgardner, Julie. A year without a kiln: ceramic artist Simone Bodmer-Turner on experimenting with new design materials. wallpaper.com. 2024-05-03.
- 2.At Home With the Avant-Garde Sculptor Simone Bodmer-Turner. W Magazine. 2022-03-11.
- 3.Waddoups, Ryan. Without a Kiln, Simone Bodmer-Turner Gets Even More Intentional. SURFACE. 2024-05-15.
- 4.The Ceramicist Doing a Year Without a Kiln. airmail.news.
- 5.Waddoups, Ryan. Without a Kiln, Simone Bodmer-Turner Gets Even More Intentional. SURFACE. 2024-05-15.
- 6.At Home With the Avant-Garde Sculptor Simone Bodmer-Turner. W Magazine. 2022-03-11.
- 7.Simone Bodmer-Turner Is Covered in Dirt and Clay. www.culturedmag.com.
- 8.Goodman, Wendy. Mort & Me in Bed-Stuy. Curbed. 2022-05-09.
- 9.Baumgardner, Julie. A year without a kiln: ceramic artist Simone Bodmer-Turner on experimenting with new design materials. wallpaper.com. 2024-05-03.
- 10.Creating Space with Simone Bodmer-Turner and Emma Scully. HURS.
- 11.NYCxDESIGN 2024: 15 design highlights in New York City. www.archipanic.com. 2024-05-14.
- 12.Simone Bodmer-Turner showcases "talismans of memory" in New York. Dezeen. 2024-05-08.
- 13.Materia - SIMONE BODMER-TURNER'S YEAR WITHOUT A KILN WAS A YEAR OF GROWTH AND EXPLORATION. 2024-05-06.
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