Upon Further Reflection Exhibition Celebrates AAPI Designers

One of many highlights of NYCxDesign 2023 was a groundbreaking exhibition that includes the works of 20 rising and established, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) female-identifying artists and designers. In partnership with the Asian American Pacific Islander Design Alliance (AAPIDA), Upon Additional Reflection was co-curated by Lora Appleton, founding father of the Feminine Design Council and kinder MODERN, and Andrea Hill, founding father of Tortuga Forma, to have a good time the range and expertise inside the AAPI design group.

Picture: Angela Hau

The collaborating designers have been invited to “problem and tackle the concepts of reflection by floor exploration, materiality, and self discovery.” A number of the featured artists took the idea of mirroring and reflection fairly actually, whereas others went the extra obscure route – all equally engaging although.

Traditionally, the AAPI group has not gotten the popularity that they deserve, however with this exhibition, and hopefully many extra to observe, their abilities will proceed to be celebrated and amplified. “As an AAPI enterprise proprietor who collaborates with proficient designers as a part of my enterprise mannequin, it made sense to show to the varied AAPI design group for inspiration,” shared co-curator Andrea Hill. “The exhibition format additionally felt proper for showcasing how every artist has interpreted the idea and materiality of reflection. Partnering with organizations just like the FDC and AAPIDA in addition to the three.1 Phillip Lim retailer is an unbelievable instance of how nonprofit and for-profit entities can come collectively round shared values and a typical imaginative and prescient.”

Picture: Angela Hau

Picture: Angela Hau

Picture: Angela Hau

From co-curator Lora Appleton: “It’s an ongoing privilege to work with so many proficient female-identified designers and to have the ability to shine a a lot wanted highlight on the AAPI inventive group. Permitting individuals of all ages to see themselves mirrored in others impressed this exhibition, and allows me to assist enlighten others on how broad and dynamic the worldwide group of feminine pushed AAPI studios in design is.”

Co-curators Andrea Hill + Lora Appleton Picture: Angela Hau

Exhibiting designers included: Bowen Liu, Caroline Chao, Ellen Pong, Jean Lee, Jean Pelle, Jialun Xiong, Lynn Lin, Pooja Pawaskar, Rosie Li, Susan Maddux, Syrette Lew of Shifting Mountains, Teruko Kushi, Ti Chang, Tina Scepanovic, Urvi Sharma, soft-geometry, Virginia Sin, Windy Chien, and Wu Hanyen.

Tina Scepanovic Picture: Angela Hau

Syrette Lew of Shifting Mountains Picture: Angela Hau

Rosie Li sculpture Picture: Angela Hau

Rainbow Bubbly by Rosie Li

Mirrors for Aliens by soft-geometry

Agree To Disagree by Tina Scepanovic

Boundaries For Dinner by Tina Scepanovic

Hitching Put up by Windy Chien

Pool Portrait by Jean Pelle

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in pictures from SCAD and may normally be discovered looking for classic wares, doing New York Occasions crossword puzzles in pen, or transforming playlists on Spotify.