We’re thrilled to announce that OBJECTS: USA 2024—a landmark triennial showcasing the next generation of outstanding makers in America—opens September 6th at @randcompanynyc .
Selected by our curatorial team, Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy (@angelik.wiki ), @kellieriggs , and @glennadamson , our 2024 roster offers an exceptional showcase of design, art and craft today and where it is heading, organized in a way that redefines how we think about object making.
This edition’s works will be driven by “seven archetypes of objecthood”, conceptual categories defined by Vizcarrondo-Laboy and Riggs that engage with artists’ intentions and driving interest. These include the Truthsayers, who honor the simple nature of their materials and emphasize slow, manual processes; the Betatesters, who engage in material subversion and innovation in a post-digital landscape; the Doomsdayers, who work with an array of materials and processes to create works fit for future civilizations while revisiting past and present; the Insiders, who celebrate and subvert our relationships with the domestic realm; the Mediators, who focus on identity, environment, and the interactions between person, space, and object; the Codebreakers, who make modular or coded objects as conceptual puzzles; and the Keepers, who explore narrative storytelling, history, memory, and connection in its various permutations.
Follow along for more updates on our featured artists and event programming. #ObjectsUSA
We’re excited to unveil OBJECTS: USA 2024—a groundbreaking triennial spotlighting the future of American makers—opening tonight @randcompanynyc .
Join us at 64 White Street from 6 PM to 8:30 PM. #ObjectsUSA
We want YOU to submit your video for With Our Hands, an ongoing movement that celebrates the uniqueness of American makers and aims to reshape the handmade arts across the country by harnessing the power of social media. That’s why we’re calling on all craftspeople, designers, and artists to share their creative journeys with us.
Show us your process: share videos and photos that capture the essence of your art, from the first spark of creation to the final masterpiece. All submissions must be submitted through the With Our Hands portal (linked in our bio!).
Selected submissions will be featured on our With Our Hands TikTok and the @randcompanynyc Instagram, where your work will inspire a nation. #ObjectsUSA #WithOurHands
Watch @glenn_adamson , curator of Objects: USA 2020, and @kellieriggs and @angelik.wiki , co-curators of Objects: USA 2024, discuss the transformation of contemporary craft. Together, they explore how the profound legacy of Objects: USA continues to shape the future of making. #ObjectsUSA
Tomorrow is the last full day to see ‘Objects: USA 2024’!
For this edition, we brought together makers like Betatesters @broakes and @mallory_weston , whose work blurs the lines between art, design, and technology in a post-digital age. Oakes’s dynamic sculptures harness light and motion, creating an immersive experience that feels almost human. His pieces pulse, flicker, and breathe, challenging us to think about the boundaries between the organic and the mechanical. Weston, a visionary in contemporary metalwork, creates wearable art that defies the expectations of traditional jewelry. Her intricate pieces play with scale, weight, and form, transforming raw metals into objects that are as provocative as they are beautiful.
Explore their work and the work of 53 other makers who are transforming today’s craft landscape before Objects: USA 2024 closes tomorrow, January 9th, at 2pm EST. #ObjectsUSA
At R & Company, books are everything. There’s something profoundly different between reading on your phone and holding a beautifully crafted book, feeling the weight of its history and flipping through each page. Our three Objects: USA editions embody this tangible experience, beginning with the landmark 1969 exhibition catalog. Curated by Lee Nordness and Paul J. Smith and sponsored by Johnson Wax, the original Objects: USA catalog offered a sweeping survey of American craft—spanning teapots to monumental sculpture—and set a new standard for documenting the handmade arts.
A half-century later, Objects: USA 2020 revisited this groundbreaking legacy, bringing together fifty artists from the original exhibition and fifty contemporary makers who continue to reimagine traditional craft. This catalog, now a key resource for researchers, captured the creative spirit of two generations pushing materials and techniques into new territory. Now, with Objects: USA 2024, R & Company presents a fresh perspective, highlighting 55 makers across the U.S. who blur the boundaries of art, design, and craft, offering a new lens on 21st-century objecthood.
Shop them all at the link in bio. #ObjectsUSA
What truths lie within the weave?
Ferne Jacobs, a Truthsayer of contemporary fiber art, has spent over five decades transforming simple fibers into profound expressions of life, memory, and movement. Through her meticulous coiling technique, Jacobs creates sculptures that seem to breathe, their forms shifting like living organisms. Each piece is a testament to her intuitive approach, with waxed linen animated by rhythmic curves and dynamic colors. Jacobs’s work turns basketry into a medium for storytelling and captures the essence of the natural world.
Don’t miss the chance to experience ‘Objects: USA 2024’ before it closes on Thursday, January 9th at 2pm EST. #ObjectsUSA
“Books are about creating a legacy—preserving information and images for future generations.” —@evansnyderman , co-founder of @randcompanynyc
The Objects: USA triennial does exactly that. Since 1969, this landmark exhibition has chronicled the evolution of handmade arts in America, offering a glimpse into the creative movements that define our time. The original catalog, sometimes referred to as the “bible” of American craft, documented the groundbreaking exhibition that placed craft alongside fine art. In 2020, Objects: USA 2020 paired original makers with contemporary artists, showing how traditions evolve across generations. Now, with Objects: USA 2024, the latest chapter expands the story, spotlighting 55 artists shaping today’s landscape.
Each book is more than a catalog—it’s a reference, a snapshot of an era, and a tribute to makers working with their hands to reimagine material and meaning. With vibrant photography, artist studio portraits, and full-spread features, these books are designed to inspire now and for decades to come.
Explore the series and add a piece of this history to your collection through the link in bio. #ObjectsUSA
Meet final round of makers in the Objects: USA 2024 lineup.
From Richard Chavez’s modern Southwest jewelry to @robertlugowithoutwax ’s dynamic ceramic vessels, these artists bring their cultural histories to life in uniquely innovative ways. @roxannejackson_ challenges perceptions with her darkly playful sculptures, while @ry.deck ’s work redefines digital storytelling through animations rooted in gaming and role-play. @stevenkp_ bridges art and science with intriguing modular designs, and @sparklefilth blurs the boundaries of adornment with jewelry that commands attention.
In the realm of furniture, @treyjones_studio balances utility and elegance in handcrafted designs, while @aragontextiles keeps Navajo weaving traditions alive with modern flair. @vincentpocsik ’s sculptural forms explore the human body and natural decay, grounding his work in a deeply organic aesthetic. Finally, @wally_dion draws on Indigenous symbolism, transforming star quilts into flags that reclaim space and honor the land.
Only one more week to plan your visit—open through January 10th at @randcompanynyc . #ObjectsUSA
What makes an object valuable, and who gets to decide?
In @georginatrevino ’s world, the answer is both straightforward and subversive—anything can be jewelry. Whether a crushed soda can, a set of keys, or a piece of cutlery, Treviño reimagines the discarded as desirable. Drawing from her cross-border upbringing in San Diego and Tijuana and inspired by the vibrant fashion scene in Mexico, she crafts pieces that challenge conventional notions of jewelry and luxury. With influences from both American and Latin pop culture—and a nostalgic nod to Y2K—her work speaks directly to the wearer’s identity, often commanding attention or inspiring conversation.
In ‘Amor Platónico’, Treviño takes this approach a step further, finding inspiration in the song “Amor Platónico” by Los Tucanes de Tijuana. The stainless-steel swing resonates with her California-Tijuana roots, merging mass-produced items and metals to honor both personal and cultural narratives. For Treviño, each object is more than adornment—it’s a wearable statement, a reclaimed piece of history, and a reminder of the layers within identity and material culture.
For more information on this work and more, inquire with us at [email protected]. #ObjectsUSA
Georgina Treviño, ‘Amor Platónico’, 2024, Stainless steel. 21.5” (H) x 10.5” (W). Courtesy of the artist, photo by R & Company.
What stories lie in the raw materials beneath our feet?
For Truthsayers Lonnie Vigil and @ian_collings , clay and stone are not just mediums—they are voices from the earth itself. Vigil’s Pueblo pottery celebrates the Clay Mother Spirit, with each hand-rolled coil and asymmetrical lip grounding his vessels in a deep spiritual connection to his Tewa heritage. His work elevates functional pottery into cherished art, paying homage to the land that continually calls him back.
@ian_collings , working with ancient stones, embraces a similarly reverent dialogue. For Collings, each rock holds a history stretching back millennia, embodying the weight of time and consciousness. His process is one of surrender, allowing the stone’s natural patterns and physicality to guide his hands. This “collaboration” with stone results in forms that resonate with the quiet, enduring presence of time itself—a subtle reverberation that counters the rush of the human-built world.
Together, Vigil and Collings demonstrate the Truthsayer’s mission: to reveal the raw, honest beauty embedded within our world’s oldest materials. #ObjectsUSA
@jordannassar ’s art practice is rooted in the Palestinian traditions he grew up with, beginning with his embroidered canvases. He collaborates with women weavers from the West Bank, who choose colors and stitches to frame the open spaces he later fills with his signature landscapes – serene, rolling hills.
Recently, Jordan has been working with inlays of wood, mother-of-pearl, and brass, using organic tones and textures to bring his visions to life in a new way. His bench “Is the Sky Meant to be Wide Open?”, featured at Objects USA: 2024, is a standout piece. The brass grapevine inlay includes a hidden repetition of the Arabic word “priyaa,” meaning freedom—repeated as a quiet yet powerful prayer for Palestinian liberation.
Jordan’s work is a hopeful expression of heritage and memory, built on dreams of a world just beyond reach. Discover his work at the link in bio. #ObjectsUSA
