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Kiel Mead, Jewelry and Furniture Designer

A Pratt graduate who cut his teeth in the Brooklyn design scene, jewelry and furniture maker Kiel Mead represents the next generation of New York designers. Taking inspiration from such disparate sources as everyday objects (car keys, chewing gum, retainers) and Catholic iconography (Saint Sebastian, crucifixes), his work mixes irreverence with first-rate craftsmanship.

In this video, we visit his Brooklyn studio where he shows us his work and walks us through his thought process. We also head to Brooklyn’s renowned design outpost, The Future Perfect, to see his show with German design duo 45 Kilo called “Cleanliness is Next to Godliness.”

Duration : 0:3:49


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18 Responses to “Kiel Mead, Jewelry and Furniture Designer”

  1. ilove you
    ilove you

  2. i love kiel mead …
    i love kiel mead forever and ever since 1998

  3. this actully works …
    this actully works
    1-say a boy or girl’s name you want to be with 2 times
    2-say your best friends name 5 times
    3post this comment on 5 videos
    4-press f8
    5-you will see your crushes name

  4. btw is he somehow …
    btw is he somehow related to taylor mead?

  5. mangomango348 on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    dude i saw his …
    dude i saw his stuff in the future perfect

  6. i love those string …
    i love those string rings. theyre pretty.

  7. every video I watch …
    every video I watch is just as inspiring as the last

  8. mangomango348 on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    i dunno i mean it …
    i dunno i mean it is jewelry and furniture. I’m sure some of the pieces can’t be too creative (like the retainer) because then they could only be used in a gallery. The other stuff is mellowed down for a reason.

  9. KittyStarlight on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    To SirNaelyan: Yeah …
    To SirNaelyan: Yeah, I like that attitude too. ^_^
    (Actually I *do* have a lot of that kind of
    attitude…but…somehow, I *doubt* that I
    could really get people to *pay* me for it! ^_~)

    I actually kind of like the jewelry…
    some of the other stuff, I’m not so sure about…
    but yeah, I *appreciate the idea* too. ^_^

    =^__^=

  10. i agree with you on …
    i agree with you on that one…

  11. I don’t know if I …
    I don’t know if I like his designs or not really, but I appreciate how he can just sort of “have a gum chewing party,” and get a piece out of it. That’s an interesting attitude that I sometimes wish I had more of.

  12. i’m sorry, i really …
    i’m sorry, i really like coolhunting vids but this guy is not an artist, he’s reinventing things and in quite a bad manner, creating kitsch

  13. Ugh man, this guy’s …
    Ugh man, this guy’s stuff reeks. Just another pretentious wannabe genius. All he’s missing are his square framed glasses.

  14. PrimitiveScientist on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Cool video…the …
    Cool video…the whole channel is great and inspiring, lots of creative people…people you gotta check it out!

  15. jasonverlaine on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    very cool - i was …
    very cool - i was just checking out the retainer necklace at future perfect last week - love it.

  16. fragileliving on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Thats cool!!
    Thats cool!!

  17. GlossyiceIris on July 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    XOXOXOXOXOXO
    XOXOXOXOXOXO

  18. that was awesome!
    that was awesome!

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