Dune Coasters, Ben Medansky X Areaware.
Photography by Emily Simms.
A set of four terracotta coasters reminiscent of the rippled sand dunes in the American southwest. Their ridged design keeps your favorite drinks steady and surfaces protected. Arrange all four together to make a trivet for your kitchen or tabletop. Dune Coasters are cork-backed and come in four different glazes; blue, black, pink, and green.
Interlacing Shapes Modern Encaustic Tile
Cooler Gallery x Concrete Collaborative
Concrete collaborative has partnered with Cooler gallery to manufacture artist-designed tiles for the architecture and interiors market. Strands encaustic tiles work well as an individual and also have a strong tessellation concept. The patterns are unidirectional, multidirectional, or randomized. The tiles are not painted, but made of tinted encaustic concrete. The innovation and material craft brought forth by Concrete Collaborative and the playful curiosity of all of the artists involved combine to form a new, stunningly beautiful collection that is different from just about anything on the market.
Ben Medansky x Pangea
For this collaboration with PANGEA Swimwear, Ben Medansky developed a series of exclusive textile prints derived from high-resolution scans of his ceramic work. Each scan was digitally reworked to highlight the surface textures, forms, and irregularities found in the original pieces. The resulting graphics were adapted for use on swimwear, preserving the tactile quality of clay in a new, wearable format. This process allowed his studio practice to extend beyond the object, offering a different kind of interaction with the work.
Ben Medansky x Herman Miller + Geiger
Ben Medansky has had the opportunity to create original, site-specific ceramic installations for Herman Miller + Geiger showrooms. These one-of-a-kind works were conceived to complement and elevate the architecture and furnishings within each space, reflecting the brands' long-standing commitment to design excellence. As a cornerstone of 20th-century modern design, Herman Miller is renowned for its collaborations with visionaries like George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames—producing furniture that has become emblematic of American industrial design. In contributing to these showrooms, Medansky’s work carries forward this tradition of innovation, material exploration, and the fusion of art and function.
Ben Medansky x Kelly Wearstler at Bergdorf Goodman
In the summer of 2015, Ben Medansky partnered with renowned designer Kelly Wearstler to develop the exclusive Pyrite Collection—a limited-edition series of sculptural ceramics that brought together Medansky’s architectural forms with Wearstler’s signature bold aesthetic. The collection was made available at Wearstler’s flagship store in Beverly Hills, as well as at the iconic Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Designed as both functional and collectible, each piece reflected a shared interest in materiality, form, and the intersection of art and design. This collaboration marked a notable moment in Medansky’s practice, bridging the worlds of contemporary ceramics and high-end interior design.
Vessel, Ben Medansky X Dig Deep
Vessel is a charitable collaboration between Ben Medansky and DIG DEEP to help build clean, running water systems for the Navajo nation. The sale of each hand made vessel helps bring running water to roughly 40% of the Navajo people who still live without it.
Ben Medansky X Haiven Home
In this unique collaboration, Ben Medansky was commissioned by Haiven Home to create sculptural ceramic vessels designed to house security cameras. The project reimagines how technology can be integrated into the home—discreetly and beautifully. Each piece merges Medansky’s signature architectural ceramic style with Haiven’s commitment to thoughtful, design-forward tech. The result is a seamless blend of function and form: high-tech objects that feel more like art than hardware.
Ben Medansky X KOIO
“Together with Ben, we designed a sneaker that references his work. The calf leather upper features grey speckles, just like some of Ben’s white-glazed stoneware clay. The sole picks up Ben’s favorite color – a strong cobalt blue. And, importantly, the sneaker features two pieces of ceramics, handmade by Ben in his studio in LA.”
– Koio fam
"The speckle on the leather was appropriated from the clay body I use that has a high iron content. I also wanted to create something that I had not seen before which led me to the ceramic accent on the laces that I call shoellery, like jewellery for the shoe.”
– Ben