Bethan Laura Wood

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Bethan Laura Wood
Born1983 (age 40–41)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal College of Art
University of Brighton
Known formulti discipline design

Bethan Laura Wood (born in Shropshire, 1983 [1] ) she is an internationally-recognised English designer of jewellery, furniture, decorative objects, lighting and installations. She has designed for such media as glass, laminates and ceramics. Work produced by her studio, WOOD London, is characterised by colour, geometry and visual metaphor, [2] pattern and marquetry. She has been described as "[re-contextualizing] ... elements from everyday objects, often focusing on the pattern and coloration of objects as indicators of their origins, production, and past usage." [1]

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Biography

Wood was diagnosed with dyslexia at sixth-form college. [3] She studied 3D design at Brighton University, [4] then studied at the Royal College of Art in 2007, tutored by Dutch designer Jurgen Bey and the Italian Martino Gamper. [5] [6] [7] [8] She founded her studio, "WOOD London", in 2009 [5] while still a student. [1] She was a designer in residence at the Design Museum, London. Wood has been commissioned by a variety of international companies to create works and installations, including Abet Laminati, Moroso, Valextra, Perrier Jouët, Bitossi Ceramiche, Tory Burch, cc-tapis, Tolix , Rosenthal and Hermés. Her work has been exhibited in institutions such as V&A Museum of Childhood, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York, Daelim Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. [9] [10] Wood was named in the Wallpaper* Power 200, which ranks her "among the world’s pre-eminent design talent". [11]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryPieceResult
2019German Design AwardsOutstanding Product [12] Tongue with RosenthalWon
The Design MuseumBeazley Designs of the Year [13] Super Fake with CC-TapisNominated
EDIDA Design Awards [14] Floor CoveringSuper Fake with CC-TapisWon
The ELLE Decoration British Design Awards [15] Floor CoveringWon
The ELLE Decoration Japan EDIDA Design Award [16] Floor CoveringWon
2017The Design PrizeArtist Realm [17] Nominated
2016 London Design Festival [18] British Lands Swarovski Emerging Talent Medal [7] [19] Won
Hublot Design Prize [20] Finalist
2013Design MiamiDesigner of the Future [21] Won
W Hotels Designers of the Future Award [22] Making Connections
2012The Design MuseumDesign of the Year – FurnitureMoon Rock [23] Nominated
Nominated

Accolades

Select exhibitions

Collections

Wood's works can be found in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, [28] the Wellcome Collection in London [29] and the Abet Laminate Museum in Italy. [30]

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