Evan Fay
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Evan Fay is an American-born furniture designer, maker, and educator currently working/living in Detroit, MI. His work focuses on intuitive building systems and spontaneous form within the realm of functional objects that express the obvious nature of craft and structure.
In 2014, Fay received a BFA in furniture design from Kendall College of Art and Design, and an MFA in 2016 studying 3D design from Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 2015 he worked under the Dutch design studio Kiki & Joost, which Fay describes as a liberating moment in his education.
“Feeling spontaneous and from nature while having nice movement in space.”
“His vessels are humorous and bold, no agony.”
“The simple hand-painted stripe reinforcing the form silhouette is striking yet approachable.”
“The layered compositions and warmth in material sing together.“
“Joy in structure and graphic pattern becoming one.”
