Rebecca Claire Ford is a sculptural furniture maker and textiles artist born and raised in Rhode Island. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019 where she found her love of the CNC and grew alongside a truly wonderful family of artists in the Furniture Department.
The work she makes surrounds ideas of play, warmth, and home to be interacted with by children and adults alike. Through the imagery and the materials associated with textiles and furniture, she creates work that is whimsical, but also maintains a tone of sophistication.
While her work is often sculptural, it also values functionality as she hopes the objects she makes can grow up with the people who choose to bring them into their homes. She is interested in making work that connects people using her personal narrative as a jumping off point, but through interaction with her work creates avenues for people to project their stories and find a moment of comfort or excitement for themselves.
Ford has been featured in Architectural Digest, Sight Unseen, Businessweek Pursuits, New York Magazine, Hypebeast, and more for her innovative design and whimsical sculpture.
Current & Upcoming:
Current:
Upcoming:
Providence, RI / Online
Past Exhibitions:
2022
Brooklyn, NY
2021
Jonald Dudd
Canal Street Market, NYCxDesign
New York, NY
Love : Comfort and Care
Summer Street Gallery
Providence, RI
Winter Exhibition
Winter Street Gallery
Edgartown, MA + WinterStreetGallery.com
2020
Un/Comforts
Machines With Magnets
Pawtucket, RI + Artland.com
Vol. 1
Winter Street Gallery
Edgartown, MA + WinterStreetGallery.com
Evolved Resolve
LA Design Festival + Female Design Council
Los Angeles, CA + Incollect.com
ILYSM COVID Artists Feature
ILYSM
Virtual, Instagram: @ilysm.jpg
Raffle for Change
Immaculate Space
Virtual, Instagram: @immaculatespace
Themselves
Toronto Design Week: Stackt Market
Toronto, Ontario
2019
Department of Furniture Design Triennial Exhibition
Woods Gerry Gallery
Providence, RI
Movers and Shakers
Woods Gerry Gallery
Providence, RI
The Chair Show
RISD Museum, Gelman Gallery
Providence, RI
_____scapes
RISD Museum, Gelman Gallery
Providence, RI
2018
You're Invited! Sleepover!
RISD Museum, Gelman Gallery
Providence, RI
Fine Furnishings Show
Waterfire Arts Center
Providence, RI
Young Alumna Showcase
Lincoln STEAM Center
Providence, RI