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Focus On: Joanne Zorkendorfer of Olli

Heath Ceramics

I came to the US from New Zealand in 2001 and worked as an industrial designer at IDEO for 8 years. When I was 17 I saw a book of industrial design renderings by the visual futurist Syd Mead, and I knew immediately that I wanted to design the future. When and why did you begin working with traditional artisans and handmade materials?

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Entra Magazine: One night only! - Blogger

Entra Magazine

New Material Options presents the artists new line, called the BB&E collection, which uses a new hand-tufting technique and adds New Zealand wool and viscose to the studios existing offerings of Tibetan wool and silk.

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