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There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

There is one week left to see @cranbrookindustrialdesign 2010 alumnus @jonathanmuecke sixth solo exhibition @volume_gallery in Chicago.

Muecke’s practice is one of persistent material exploration yielding highly intentional forms.

From the press release:

Through iterative cycles of observation, experimentation, and re-understanding—Muecke patiently tests material, scale, and form against one another. He follows the physicality of the material, allowing an internal logic to emerge from inherent aesthetic and technical possibilities. Raw materials are cast, pressed, slotted, and joined, with altogether new methods often developing from the depth of this inquiry. Each object in the exhibition is a proposition—an answer to a prompt of the artist’s own creation. The works range across the matrix of Muecke’s practice, from chairs and tables cast in carbon fiber to inscrutable geometric sculptures, together capturing a moment in an ongoing and self-referential body of work. Each piece carries the recognizable parameters of point, line, and plane but made unfamiliar through unknown processes, materials, and sometimes function. Always engaged with human scale, the works contain both familiar and unknown characteristics.

Jonathan Muecke will be on view through May 30, 2026.

So grateful for this award. can’t believe this project made it from Jalpa MX to NYC! Thanks to all the people involved in with the project and thanks to @interiordesignmag @thecindygram @cranbrookindustrialdesign

So grateful for this award. can’t believe this project made it from Jalpa MX to NYC! Thanks to all the people involved in with the project and thanks to @interiordesignmag @thecindygram @cranbrookindustrialdesign

So grateful for this award. can’t believe this project made it from Jalpa MX to NYC! Thanks to all the people involved in with the project and thanks to @interiordesignmag @thecindygram @cranbrookindustrialdesign

So grateful for this award. can’t believe this project made it from Jalpa MX to NYC! Thanks to all the people involved in with the project and thanks to @interiordesignmag @thecindygram @cranbrookindustrialdesign

So grateful for this award. can’t believe this project made it from Jalpa MX to NYC! Thanks to all the people involved in with the project and thanks to @interiordesignmag @thecindygram @cranbrookindustrialdesign

One week left!!

On view at the New York showroom of @MaharamStudio through May 28 as part of @NYCxDesign, “Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar” features objects designed by @CranbrooklndustrialDesign students in conversation with hojalata artisans in Guadalajara as part of a collaborative workshop led by Artist-in-Residence @Leon_Ransmeier and Visiting Artist @Fabien.Cappello.

Visit through May 28 Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
257 Park Avenue South
New York, NY

Learn more at link in bio. Photography by @NicholasCalcott.

One week left!!

On view at the New York showroom of @MaharamStudio through May 28 as part of @NYCxDesign, “Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar” features objects designed by @CranbrooklndustrialDesign students in conversation with hojalata artisans in Guadalajara as part of a collaborative workshop led by Artist-in-Residence @Leon_Ransmeier and Visiting Artist @Fabien.Cappello.

Visit through May 28 Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
257 Park Avenue South
New York, NY

Learn more at link in bio. Photography by @NicholasCalcott.

One week left!!

On view at the New York showroom of @MaharamStudio through May 28 as part of @NYCxDesign, “Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar” features objects designed by @CranbrooklndustrialDesign students in conversation with hojalata artisans in Guadalajara as part of a collaborative workshop led by Artist-in-Residence @Leon_Ransmeier and Visiting Artist @Fabien.Cappello.

Visit through May 28 Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
257 Park Avenue South
New York, NY

Learn more at link in bio. Photography by @NicholasCalcott.

One week left!!

On view at the New York showroom of @MaharamStudio through May 28 as part of @NYCxDesign, “Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar” features objects designed by @CranbrooklndustrialDesign students in conversation with hojalata artisans in Guadalajara as part of a collaborative workshop led by Artist-in-Residence @Leon_Ransmeier and Visiting Artist @Fabien.Cappello.

Visit through May 28 Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
257 Park Avenue South
New York, NY

Learn more at link in bio. Photography by @NicholasCalcott.

One week left!!

On view at the New York showroom of @MaharamStudio through May 28 as part of @NYCxDesign, “Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar” features objects designed by @CranbrooklndustrialDesign students in conversation with hojalata artisans in Guadalajara as part of a collaborative workshop led by Artist-in-Residence @Leon_Ransmeier and Visiting Artist @Fabien.Cappello.

Visit through May 28 Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
257 Park Avenue South
New York, NY

Learn more at link in bio. Photography by @NicholasCalcott.

Visiting artists are an important part of the curriculum @cranbrookindustrialdesign. This past April our graduating students had the rare opportunity of @nmbello1 joining us for a critique @cranbrookartmuseum to review their graduation work.

Visiting artists are an important part of the curriculum @cranbrookindustrialdesign. This past April our graduating students had the rare opportunity of @nmbello1 joining us for a critique @cranbrookartmuseum to review their graduation work.

"Every detail remains visible, and the result is true to its form.” For #MaharamStories, Natalia Torija highlights the integrity and materiality of hojalatería, an artisanal, Mexican metal-smithing process, as explored in a collaborative workshop with @CranbrookIndustrialDesign. Link in bio.

A huge thank you to @oni.bi, @kebei.li and @northychen for hosting @cranbrookindustrialdesign at their studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Such an impressive and inspiring body of work, and this is only the beginning!

A huge thank you to @oni.bi, @kebei.li and @northychen for hosting @cranbrookindustrialdesign at their studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Such an impressive and inspiring body of work, and this is only the beginning!

A huge thank you to @oni.bi, @kebei.li and @northychen for hosting @cranbrookindustrialdesign at their studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Such an impressive and inspiring body of work, and this is only the beginning!

A huge thank you to @oni.bi, @kebei.li and @northychen for hosting @cranbrookindustrialdesign at their studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Such an impressive and inspiring body of work, and this is only the beginning!

A huge thank you to @oni.bi, @kebei.li and @northychen for hosting @cranbrookindustrialdesign at their studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Such an impressive and inspiring body of work, and this is only the beginning!

A huge thank you to @oni.bi, @kebei.li and @northychen for hosting @cranbrookindustrialdesign at their studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Such an impressive and inspiring body of work, and this is only the beginning!

NY & @cranbrookindustrialdesign - not the first nore the last. Many think we are a bubble north of Detriot - but those who know - know - @cranbrook_art is thoroughly engrained in NY and the relationship runs deep. Big thanks to the ID crew and Maharam for making this happen.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

This Friday, May 15, Cranbrook Academy of Art's Industrial Design students open "Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar" — one of @dezeen's 19 must-see exhibitions during @NYCxDesign 2026.

The exhibition will be on view through May 28 at the @maharamstudio showroom in New York City. It is the result of a yearlong collaboration with @cranbrookindustrialdesign students, Artist-in-Residence Leon Ransmeier, and led by Visiting Designer Fabien Cappello. Cappello is based in Guadalajara, MX. His work is held in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris.

Students worked with local artisans in Guadalajara, Mexico, creating rolled and embossed sheet-metal utilitarian objects known as hojalata. Each student designed two new household objects rooted in that tradition. The fabrication process uses hand-powered machines to roll and crimp the material, both fastening it together and adding beads or “lonjas” for reinforcement. The objects were produced at the Taller de Hojalateria led by Arturo Vega and Maria Guadalupe.

These images trace the full arc of the process, from cardboard models through production, revealing the rigor and material intelligence that defines Cranbrook's approach to industrial design education.

To be featured at Maharam, one of the most respected names in American design, during NYCxDesign is a testament to what becomes possible when Cranbrook artists engage the world as practitioners.

@leon_ransmeier | @fabien.cappello | @ayako_aratani | @millerknoll | @cranbrookedu

Photos courtesy of Cranbrook Industrial Design.
1-4: Student final objects.
5: Detail of technical drawing by Syd Hanna (MFA Industrial Design 2026) @syd.p.h_makes
6: Full-scale cardboard models.
7-9: Production of designs at the Taller de Hojalateria.
10: Market with hojalata displayed for sale.

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Nifemi Marcus-Bello @nmbello1 @nmbello_studio will present the 2026 Knoll Lecture on Design @knoll @cranbrookindustrialdesign on April 28, at 6PM in DeSalle Auditorium @cranbrook_art

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a designer whose practice bridges commercial and artistic disciplines. His work embodies a philosophy that values intuition, resourcefulness, and deep engagement with context. As a designer, Nifemi’s strength lies in the exploitation of materials and his fearlessness to pursue new forms and typologies to create truly unique products and experiences. His work and design contributions are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum London, and many more.

Poster (slide 1) by @azwawmedkour

Mechudo Luminaria by @cranbrookindustrialdesign second-year student @maryangela_sanchez_rocca, 2026

Lechugilla, also known as Tampico fiber, is a member of the agave family and is used to produce both alcoholic beverages and bread. The fibers extracted from the leaves, called ixtle, have been used to create brushes, ropes, shoes, and baskets. Sanchez-Rocca’s understanding of ixtle comes from Juan Gamboa, an activist and farmworker from Jalpa, an ejido (farmer-owned land) in the state of Coahuila, Mexico.The people of Jalpa have not only preserved the tradition of ixtle extraction but also maintain an organic milpa, a cultivation method rooted in indigenous Mesoamerican cultures, which fosters cultural resilience. Lechuguilla and ixtle also play an essential role in farming; the lechuguilla plant grows abundantly and helps prevent erosion in the desert. Ejidos that still produce ixtle typically sell their fibers at lower prices to larger companies that process and package them into brushes and brooms. @maryangela_sanchez_rocca uses the language of utilitarian objects—such as brooms and brushes—used for hard labor (construction, cleaning, etc). This labor is often performed by Mexican individuals living in the US. The designer aims to recontextualize these objects as furniture that represents beauty, leisure, and refusal.

Mechudo Luminaria by @cranbrookindustrialdesign second-year student @maryangela_sanchez_rocca, 2026

Lechugilla, also known as Tampico fiber, is a member of the agave family and is used to produce both alcoholic beverages and bread. The fibers extracted from the leaves, called ixtle, have been used to create brushes, ropes, shoes, and baskets. Sanchez-Rocca’s understanding of ixtle comes from Juan Gamboa, an activist and farmworker from Jalpa, an ejido (farmer-owned land) in the state of Coahuila, Mexico.The people of Jalpa have not only preserved the tradition of ixtle extraction but also maintain an organic milpa, a cultivation method rooted in indigenous Mesoamerican cultures, which fosters cultural resilience. Lechuguilla and ixtle also play an essential role in farming; the lechuguilla plant grows abundantly and helps prevent erosion in the desert. Ejidos that still produce ixtle typically sell their fibers at lower prices to larger companies that process and package them into brushes and brooms. @maryangela_sanchez_rocca uses the language of utilitarian objects—such as brooms and brushes—used for hard labor (construction, cleaning, etc). This labor is often performed by Mexican individuals living in the US. The designer aims to recontextualize these objects as furniture that represents beauty, leisure, and refusal.

Install day at the MillerKnoll archives! @cranbrookindustrialdesign is excited to present our collaborative workshop with Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar, led by @fabien.cappello

Slide 3 shows the newspaper designed by @maharamstudio with lovely contributions by @nataliatorija Stay tuned for the presentation hosted at Maharam’s showroom next month during @nycxdesign

Install day at the MillerKnoll archives! @cranbrookindustrialdesign is excited to present our collaborative workshop with Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar, led by @fabien.cappello

Slide 3 shows the newspaper designed by @maharamstudio with lovely contributions by @nataliatorija Stay tuned for the presentation hosted at Maharam’s showroom next month during @nycxdesign

Install day at the MillerKnoll archives! @cranbrookindustrialdesign is excited to present our collaborative workshop with Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar, led by @fabien.cappello

Slide 3 shows the newspaper designed by @maharamstudio with lovely contributions by @nataliatorija Stay tuned for the presentation hosted at Maharam’s showroom next month during @nycxdesign

Plinth in process designed by @cranbrookindustrialdesign in collaboration with @fabien.cappello for upcoming exhibition @millerknoll archives. Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar are returning to Michigan! Coming soon!