Kristin Victoria Barron

Kristin Victoria Barron is an American designer, who founded her multidisciplinary studio practice in 2005, and produces a broad range of work including hand-finished lighting, decorative objects, and vessels, distinguished by their romantic material palette of brass, burled wood, and cast bronze. Each piece emerges from the artist’s dream journals, which are transformed from repeated sketches to sculpted forms and then individual pieces, and characterized by her dream-like blend of mythical and modern elements, quixotic aesthetic, and fine craftsmanship.
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In addition to The Future Perfect, Barron’s designs have appeared at Design Miami as well as fine art and design galleries across the world. She has turned her eye to the interior design world as well, with a series of successful residences along with commercial projects for clients including Nokia, The New York Times and Wonderland Boutique.
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EXHIBITIONS

Basel, Switzerland

DESIGN MIAMI/ BASEL 2019

The Future Perfect is pleased to present new, limited edition, one-of-a-kind collectible works by designers Floris Wubben and Kristin Victoria Barron at Design Miami/Basel from June 10th-16th, 2019.

Basel, Switzerland

DESIGN MIAMI/ BASEL 2019

The Future Perfect is pleased to present new, limited edition, one-of-a-kind collectible works by designers Floris Wubben and Kristin Victoria Barron at Design Miami/Basel from June 10th-16th, 2019.

MIAMI

DESIGN MIAMI/2016

The Future Perfect joins the distinguished list of Design Gallery exhibitors at Design Miami/ 2016, presenting new and exclusively commissioned work by a roster of global designers including Lindsey Adelman, Michael Anastassiades, Kristin Victoria Barron, DIMORESTUDIO, John Hogan, Lex Pott, Eric Roinestad, and Christopher Stuart.

MIAMI

DESIGN MIAMI/2016

The Future Perfect joins the distinguished list of Design Gallery exhibitors at Design Miami/ 2016, presenting new and exclusively commissioned work by a roster of global designers including Lindsey Adelman, Michael Anastassiades, Kristin Victoria Barron, DIMORESTUDIO, John Hogan, Lex Pott, Eric Roinestad, and Christopher Stuart.

THE PRESENT TENSE

The Present Tense
ON VIEW

Design Miami/ 2016

Miami, you never disappoint. The Future Perfect team just spent an action charged week on South Beach, ensconced in our serenely colorful booth, which we decked out with a couple of our favorite beautiful things. “Our work ran the gamut from the minimal lines of Michael Anastassiades lighting to the exuberance of John Hogan's glass,” says The Future Perfect’s Dave Alhadeff. “I think the world we created was able to umbrella the work very successfully.“

The Present Tense
ON VIEW

Design Miami/ 2016

Miami, you never disappoint. The Future Perfect team just spent an action charged week on South Beach, ensconced in our serenely colorful booth, which we decked out with a couple of our favorite beautiful things. “Our work ran the gamut from the minimal lines of Michael Anastassiades lighting to the exuberance of John Hogan's glass,” says The Future Perfect’s Dave Alhadeff. “I think the world we created was able to umbrella the work very successfully.“

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Education

1995-1998  Cum Laude, Cranbrook Kingswood, Bloomfield Hills, MI

1998-1999  Merit Scholarship in Ceramics, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

1999-2001  B.A. – Art History & Ceramic Sculpture, Cum Laude, New York University, Gallatin School, New York, NY

2001-2004  M.A. – Interior Architecture, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Exhibitions

2019  “Design Miami/Basel” – The Future Perfect, Basel, Switzerland

2018  “Designing Women II: Masters, Mavericks, Mavens” – Egg Collective, New York, NY

2016  “New Useless Machines” – Sight Unseen Offsite, New York, NY

2016  “Villa Lena Foundation Show” – Toiano, Tuscany, IT

2016  “Design Miami/Basel” – The Future Perfect, Miami, FL

2016  “Design Miami/Basel” – Patrick Parrish Gallery, Miami, FL

2015  “Design Miami/Basel” – Patrick Parrish Gallery, Miami, FL

2013  “Offsite” – Sight Unseen, New York, NY

2013  “Orchis Collection” – Patrick Parrish Gallery, New York, NY

2011  “McMasterpieces” – Noho Design District Show, Curated by Monica Khemsurov & Jill Singer, New York, NY

Press

2017  The Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood’s New Collecting Craze: Contemporary Design by Degen Pener

2017  CNN Style, “Design in a daze”, Exciting objects inspired by dreams by Max Fraser

2017  Huffington Post, Sculpted from Dreams: Kristin Victoria Barron of Kriest talks about her process by Nathalie Shirinian

2013  New York Times, Dreamscapes are made of these by Stephen Milloti