Press — Ben Medansky Studio

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Ben Medansky named “tastemaker” by Wallpaper USA 400
Ceramic Surrounds: American Craft Magazine

Ben Medansky, a former production potter, creates bespoke wall art for clients around the world.
The Manner, le nouvel hôtel signé Hannes Peer à New York

Une cheminée à facettes s’impose comme l’élément magistral de The Apartment, le salon réservé aux clients et à leurs invités, situé au deuxième étage de l’hôtel. Sur la gauche, une colonne en céramique signée Ben Medansky.
At the Standard's Boutique Cutout in NYC, Brutalist Architecture and ‘70s Glam

Upstairs, The Apartment’s cork-lined ceilings and ceramic-clad columns by Ben Medansky create textural intrigue and serve as a backdrop to the space’s centerpiece—a substantial fireplace and floating hood reminiscent of The Jetsons.
Tour a Dallas Dwelling That Marries History With Modernity in Refreshing Ways

“It is an example of a perspective that I wasn’t used to seeing and it’s honestly incredible,” says homeowner Pierce Jordan of the handmade ceramic installation by LA artist Ben Medansky that hangs on his foyer wall—the idea of designer Evan Krenzien, of Evan Shane Design Build .
Studio Munge’s Amal Restaurant Brings Lebanon to Miami

In the suspended glass shelves of the bar, made with tubular steel, wood and glass, there is even a curated display of earthenware vessels by ceramic artist Ben Medansky.
Field Formations: Artists Put Their Spin on Encaustic Tiles

The always innovative Concrete Collaborative partnered with Brooklyn-based Cooler Gallery on a curated tile collection designed by 14 artists + designers, hand selected for their bold use of patterns or ceramic making prowess.
Soft Lighting and Incredible Views Set the Tone in This Silver Lake Home

As for the art collection, an assortment of ceramics made by Rachel herself are presented, plus works by friends and other ceramicists who inspire her, like Ben Medansky , Leah Fraser , and Jim McDowell .
Eight Creative Talents Writing the Next Chapter in California Design

Three years ago, the ceramic artist was riding high—with coveted collections of tableware and a team of five. Then a fire in Downtown L.A. reduced his studio to ash. But rather than rebuild his practice, Medansky reimagined it, pivoting away from production batches to one-of-a-kind works and installations.
6 Up-and-Coming Designers You Should Know About

A mug is far more than a cup to sip tea from in the hands of Ben Medansky, whose ceramics bring new life to an ancient craft.
Step Inside Artist Ben Medansky’s Colorful, Modern-Industrial Home

From Emily: I’ve been a MASSIVE fan of Ben Medansky’s for years and years – his sculptures are so provocative and full of such spirit
25 American Makers to Shop Right Now

Three years ago, the ceramic artist was riding high—with coveted collections of tableware and a team of five. Then a fire in Downtown L.A. reduced his studio to ash. But rather than rebuild his practice, Medansky reimagined it, pivoting away from production batches to one-of-a-kind works and installations.
Step Inside Kelly Wearstler’s Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, a Lush Oasis Filled With Surprises

The second standout embraces the original 35-by-12-foot indoor swimming pool, which they discovered shared a floor plate with guest rooms and inspired an “iconic suite.” Amplifying the pool’s elegance is an ivory ceramic mural by Frogtown’s Ben Medansky, whose graphic motifs reflect in the length of the aquamarine surface.
When Ben Medansky’s Studio Burned Down CERF+ Was There to Help

It was late July in 2015 when news emerged ceramicist Ben Medansky’s world had literally gone up in flames.
Tour Ryan Lawson’s Eclectic New York Studio

Sculpture and ceramic pieces add intrigue, while showing off the designer’s eye for art. The black étagère in Lawson’s office is somewhat of a cabinet of curiosities; pieces by California ceramicist Ben Medansky are scattered among works by Alma Allen and Cody Hoyt.
We Predict This Tile Style Will Take Over 2022 Renos

We’ve always loved textured surfaces for the special way they catch the light, instantly adding visual interest. But after seeing Los Angeles artist Ben Medansky ’s impactful wall alongside the pool of the Kelly Wearstler–designed, soon-to-open Downtown Proper hotel , we’re fully on board with the more-is-more style.
16 Ceramic Objects Worth Obsessing Over

Case Study Light #4 by Ben Medansky in collaboration with Ryan B. Rogers
Go Get Em Tiger Teams Up With Ceramicist Ben Medansky For 10th Anniversary Mugs

Having a Medansky was the ultimate in geekdom, proof that you had made the sojourn out to a US coffee mecca and were willing to pay a not-insignificant price for your souvenir. And they were also a bit of a time capsule.
Kelly Wearstler renovates swimming pool for suite in Downtown LA Proper Hotel

Over the pool is an ivory ceramic mirror mural that covers the whole wall, created by artist Ben Medansky, who also worked with Wearstler on the Proper hotel in Santa Monica .
How Kelly Wearstler Transformed The Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel Into A Design Destination

Stretching 35 feet long by 12 feet wide, the heated body of crystalline water reflects a sweeping ivory ceramic mosaic mural by local artist Ben Medansky on the one side and plush vintage armchairs on the other.
Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, Los Angeles, California

The crazy murals in the - supercool - pool suite? Expertly created by another city artist, Ben Medansky.
Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel arrives

Elsewhere, the Proper Pool Suite uses the original 420ft² indoor swimming pool as a centrepiece for its living space, surrounded by a mosaic mural made from hand-glazed artisanal tiles by Ben Medansky .
Kelly Wearstler, Suzanne Goin & Caroline Styne Are The Triple Threat Behind The Downtown L.A. Proper

This 1920s California Renaissance Revival landmark was taken on by Proper and Wearstler to carry this past forward, heavily influenced by Mexican modernism, elements from France and Morocco, and custom mural by local ceramicist Ben Medansky.
A true feast for the senses, this playful, design-driven property calls is a self-contained vacation.

The real showstopper of the property is the 2,500-square-foot Proper Pool Suite, featuring a full-sized indoor swimming pool accented by a ceramic mural by local artist Ben Medansky.
Studio Visit: Ben Medansky’s New Digs

With the space of his dreams, the LA-based ceramicists drawing upon even bigger inspiration.
Designer of the Day: Ben Medansky

The Los Angeles ceramicist lends playful sensibilities to earthenware sculptures that tantalize the eye and seemingly defy gravity.
ben medansky infuses industrial aesthetics into carefully-crafted ceramic wares

informed by the natural landscapes of his native arizona, his studies in the city of chicago, and the architecture of his current home in LA, ben medansky amasses his far-reaching artistic influences into the design of his carefully crafted ceramic pieces.
Studio Visit: Ben Medansky

While we were running around Los Angeles during the LA Design Festival, we stopped in to see Ben Medansky in his studio. Talk about inspiration – if you like ceramics, shapes, and creative spaces, then this place is a visual wonderland.
Recent Acquisitions: New L.A. Design

The vase represents a very different side of Medansky’s artistic practice. In addition to functional objects, Medansky also makes clay sculpture and architectural cladding.
AT SIZED IN LOS ANGELES, VESSELS IS A METAPHOR

Legacy collides with the contemporary throughout: a Pablo Picasso owl vase sits on the floor next to a two-part body mold by Vanessa Beecroft, while small stoneware works by LA-based artist Ben Medansky rise up on plinths beside them; and shimmering, talismanic silver chairs by Tokyo-born Californian Shun Kinoshita rest a stride away from a vintage Charlotte Perriand dining table, immediately nearby to wooden furniture prototypes by Rick Owens .
“The Clay Tells Me What It Wants To Become” — An Interview With Noted LA Ceramicist Ben Medansky

One more highlight, not to be overlooked, comes from drinking coffee at these bars out of a hand-thrown Ben Medansky Ceramics cup.
Hot to handle: how the humble cup became craft clickbait

Meanwhile, the ceramics scene in Los Angeles is a hotbed of vibrancy – from Thailand-born Pawena Thimaporn’s midcentury-style geometric designs (@pawenastudio) to the sprinkle- and squiggle-adorned creations of Carrie Lau (@omceramic) and the architectural forms of Ben Medansky (@benmedansky), who has collaborated with Kelly Wearstler.
State of clay: we’re making a sharp turn with our pick of the shapeliest new ceramics

A self-described ‘orchestrator of controlled chaos’ and ‘refiner of industrial aesthetics’, Medansky is a ceramicist whose sculptural work features intersecting shapes, sudden flashes of colour and unexpected volumes. Influences range from industrial design and brutalism to the architecture of Los Angeles, where he founded his studio in 2012.
KOIO Launches Limited Edition Sneakers by Ceramist Ben Medansky

Luxury sneaker brand KOIO brought on Los Angeles-based ceramist Ben Medansky to collaborate on a limited edition sneaker inspired by his signature, handcrafted works of art.
Pyrite Collection: Kelly Wearstler X Ben Medansky

The clay master recently partnered with global designer Kelly Wearstler on an exclusive collection with Bergdorf Goodman , named Pyrite, that brings an elegantly refined addition to Medansky’s unique, minimalist wares.
Shaping the Future: Ten Marvellous Modern Ceramicists

Many of Ben Medansky’s sculptural ceramics are less like functional pots, and more like tiny chunks of towering architectural sculptures which have been extracted from their original industrial environment and mystically rendered in clay.
Uncommon Ground Author: The Atwater Village home of RIOS architect Mark Motonaga and his husband, Guy Clouse, is an oasis of calm and serenity

Ceramicist Ben Medansky had never made furniture before; his seven rectangular forms can be used as stools, occasional tables or pushed together to make a large coffee table.
Ben Medansky Studio Visit on Los Angeles, I’m Yours

Case in point: the ridiculously extensive, print mag–worthy interview with ceramicist Ben Medansky we spotted recently on the blog Los Angeles, I’m Yours, a city-centric cultural resource founded in 2011 by The Fox Is Black‘s Bobby Solomon with editor Kyle Fitzpatrick. We’ve excerpted part of it here, along with a selection of the accompanying studio photos; follow the link at the bottom of this page to see the rest of the piece and discover more amazing L.A. artists.
Inside Frank Gehry’s latest Los Angeles mega-project

Architect Frank Gehry runs his hand along a wall of stoneware with variations of white glaze/no glaze, by artist Ben Medansky, inside Conrad Los Angeles.
Ben Medansky: My Ceramics Studio Burnt Down and Everything Was Destroyed

Artist Ben Medansky explains how he's recovering from the fire at his Los Angeles studio in July.
Design Outlet Casa Perfect Relocates To Elvis Presley's Former Rockin' Beverly Hills Domain

The swanky event was hosted by TFP founder David Alhedeff, LA County Arts Commissioner Bettina Koreck, and Editor-in-chief of Surface Magazine Spencer Bailey. Christening each inch of the 3,000 square-foot mid-century-modern home were notables Annina Mislin, Ben Medansky, Bettina Korek, Blaise Patrick, Eric Roinestad, George Kotsiopoulos, Kelly Lamb, Liz Goldwyn, Marjan Malakpour, Michael Chow, Scott Sternberg, and Zoe Latta. It was a perfect night at Casa Perfect.
2018 Gift Guide: Handmade

Ben Medansky’s sculpture work is straight-up captivating and this black vessel with repetitive hex nuts sculpted and adhered to the sides is just that. The hardware-like components make you almost forget that it’s a fragile piece of art to be admired and not played with.
IN THE STUDIO :: CERAMICIST BEN MEDANSKY

For over 15 years now, Arizona-born ceramicist Ben Medansky has been sculpting figures out of clay. He’s driven by the immediacy of the medium and the purity of the process of wheel-throwing. On his site, we read on his philosophy: “Clay becomes cup, clay becomes sculpture, and both become the history of the future.”
A New Ceramic Perspective: QA with Artist Ben Medansky

Medansky’s popular linear functional pottery has recently shifted to include more high-end designed pieces as he embraces transformation in both his art practice, studio space, and business model.
Before & After: A 1970s Hollywood Hills Home Gets a Classic Renovation

The custom-made bookcases are accessorized with flea-market finds and small sculptures by Ben Medansky and other artists.
Actor Clark Duke’s Hollywood Hills Bungalow Is an Ode to Ettore Sottsass

Furth also commissioned a pair of mismatched marble end tables from L.A.–based Australian neo-Memphis designer Jonathan Zawada, and incorporated works by Angeleno ceramicists and artists including Ben Medansky, Clare Graham. and Elyse Graham, the latter whose innovations with resin led to a large custom sculpture.
Julia Haney Montanez Had to Move Out (and Back In) to Achieve Her Spatial Sweet Spot

These small ceramic pieces by Bari Ziperstein, Matthew Ward, and Ben Medansky are particularly special.
Homepolish's Orlando Soria Predicts What’s Next for Home Decor

“I have the feeling brass figurines will probably be around forever, but the days of putting them in every single shelfscape are over,” he says. “Now it’s all about handmade pottery, both vases and sculptural objects by artists like Michele Quan and Ben Medansky."
Frank Gehry in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles: The Conrad Hotel and Disney Hall

An elevator to the lobby opens out to a wall of curved tiles by ceramic artist Ben Medansky, while the interior design by Tara Bernerd & Partners features warm colors and lush textures, combining Gehry’s use of industrial materials with natural-toned fabrics and wood.
Suite Dreams

The Apartment is a guest-only, communal space designed to feel like a friend’s living room, available from breakfast through to aperitivo hour. Californian ceramicist Ben Medansky renewed the imposing columns that bolster the room with textured tiles.
Celebrating the Creativity of Peter Shire

In partnership with California Home+Design and Farrow & Ball, Furth Yashar & treated members of the local art and design community, including Kelly Lamb, Beth Rudin DeWoody and Kyle DeWoody, Ben Medansky and Tim Street-Porter, and fashion designers Jenni Kayne and Trina Turk, to a private tour, led by the artist and the exhibition’s curators.