After taking a few years to learn how to hand build ceramics at a larger scale, Jamie Iacoli debuts a new collection of furniture, lighting and objects that allow her a more holistic approach to object making, running a studio, and showing up in community.
“The collection is inspired by listening to Laurie Anderson’s O, Superman on repeat, finding fleeting moments of peace and awe during grief, the interiors in Pasolini’s Teorema, a long distance love affair, the door scene in Agnes Varda’s Le Bonheur. The past three years have been a marked by reconnecting with my intuition and my family, and the intersection of both of these in Italian pagan and folk magic rituals.
The craft is ancient and the forms are familiar. While each piece is structurally sound, I embrace the nature of the finishes. Cracks in the applied slips and imperfections in the application of studio-made glazes are encouraged and allowed. As I’ve learned about this medium, I’ve had to focus on letting go and leaving room for the divine.”
- Jamie Iacoli,
Spring 2026
For Alexis,
Forever Is Too Long
A new collection of ceramic lighting and furniture launching May 17-19, 2026 at ICFF. This work is dedicated to the memory of my younger sister, Alexis.
“I use clay from Oregon and Idaho that contains grog. Grog consists of small, sand-like particles of ground up clay that has already been fired. This allows me to build larger, but makes achieving a smooth porcelain-like finish impossible.”
“When folks say that working with clay is humbling, they aren’t kidding. Until it’s fired, this stuff feels alive, and that’s quite a hurdle when you are trying to form it into a side table.”
“I really didn’t like working with clay, at first. I was designing and making objects that were more suited to be made from wood or steel. Having spent nearly 15 years designing using primarily those materials, that was what I was used to. It took me longer than I’d anticipated, or want to admit, to wrap my head around designing pieces that are suitable for the characteristics and constraints of ceramics.”
“I’m doing it all for this guy. He deserves everything.”
