Lindsey Adelman

2015-Present  Board of Directors – UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY

2019-2025  Artist in residence – MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles

2006  Founded Lindsey Adelman Studio, New York, NY

2001  Product Design Instructor – Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2000-2005  Co-founder – Butter design studio with David Weeks, Brooklyn, NY

1998–1999  Designer – David Weeks Lighting, Brooklyn, NY

1996-1998  Designer – Resolute Lighting, Seattle, WA

1996  BFA Industrial Design – Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1990–1993  Editorial assistant – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

1990  BA English Literature – Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

1968  Born New York, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2026  “Hieros Gamos” – The Future Perfect, Los Angeles, CA

2025  “The Hardware Diaries” – The Future Perfect, New York, NY

2024  “A Realm of Light” – TIWA Gallery, New York, NY

2023  “Soft Opening” – Alcova, Milan

2021  “Paradise” – Alcova, Milan

2019  “Paradise City” – Design Miami, Basel

2017  “The Edge of What We Know” – Design Miami, Miami, FL

2016  “Ambrosia” – The Future Perfect, New York, NY

2015  “Show Me” – Wright Gallery, New York, NY

2012  “Dusk to Dawn” – The Future Perfect, New York, NY

2010  “Design Miami” – Matter, Miami, FL

2007  “Hairwork” – Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2026   “NOMAD Hamptons” – The Watermill Center, Water Mill, NY

2026   “Dudd Lite” – The Future Perfect, New York, NY

2026  “The Houses are Haunted by White Night Gowns” – The Future Perfect, San Francisco, CA

2025  “Design Miami” – The Future Perfect, Miami, FL

2022  “Drawings You’ve Never Seen” – Egg Collective, New York, NY

2019  “Annex Gallery at PULSE” – BDDW Gallery, Miami, FL

2018  “Group Exhibition” – Nomad with Nilufar Gallery, St. Moritz

2017  “Collect: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects with Fiona Barratt-Campbell” – Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2017  “Florine Stettheimer Collapsed Time Salon” – Deitch Projects, New York, NY

2017  “Room with its Own Rules” – Chamber Gallery, New York, NY

2017  “Our Flag: Design Stands Together” – R&Company, New York, NY

2017  “The Glorious Object” – Patrick Parrish Gallery, New York, NY

2017  “Design Triennial” – Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY

2016  “The Nature of Motion” – Nike Freelab, Milan

2016  “SQUAT London” – Nilufar Gallery, London, UK

2016  “Design at Large” – Design Miami with Nilufar Gallery, Basel

2016  “Group Exhibition” – Design Miami with The Future Perfect, Miami,FL

2015  “Design Days Dubai” – Carwan Gallery, Dubai

2015  “Pavillon De L’esprit Nouveau” – Swiss Institute, New York, NY

2015  “Le Corbusier+Jeanneret Collection, Lighting Design” – Wright, New York, NY

2015  “PAD Fair” – Nilufar Gallery, London, UK

2015  “Salon Art + Design” – Nilufar Gallery, New York, NY

2015  “FOG fair” – Cultured Magazine, San Francisco, CA

2014  “Group Exhibition” – Nilufar Gallery, Milan

2014  “NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial,” – MAD Museum, New York, NY

2014  “Design Miami” – Nilufar Gallery, Miami, FL

2014  “The Process Lab” – Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY

2014  “Group Exhibition” – Nilufar Gallery, Milan

2013  “Group Exhibition” – Nilufar Gallery, Milan

2013  “Keep it Glassy” – Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai

2013  “After the Museum: The Home Front 2013” – MAD Museum, New York, NY

2013  “Nomadic Furniture” – MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Wien, Austria

2013  “SPOT Paris” – Nilufar Gallery, Paris, FR

2013  “SQUAT Beirut” – Nilufar Gallery, Beirut

2013  “FOG Fair” – The Future Perfect, San Francisco, CA

2012  “Contemporary Perspectives in Middle Eastern Crafts” – Carwan Gallery, Milan

2012  “Cheongju International Craft Biennale” – Cheongju, South Korea

2012  “Art Geneva” – Ormond Editions, Geneva

2011  “American Design in Paris” – Triode, Paris, FR

2010  “Group Exhibition” – Design Miami, Miami, FL

2010  “Secret Garden” – The Future Perfect, New York, NY

2009  “Milan Does Beirut” – Carwan Gallery, Milan

2008  “TechnoCraft curated by Yves Behar” – Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Publications

2024  “Designed for Life: The World’s Best Product Designers” – Phaidon

2024  “1000 Design Classics” – Phaidon

2021  “Woman Made: Great Women Designers” – Phaidon

2011  “Lux: Lamps and Lights” – Gestalten

2004  “Dish: International Design for the Home” – Princeton Architectural Press

2003  “Inside Design Now: The National Design Triennial” – Princeton Architectural Press