Lindsey Adelman

Lindsey Adelman has long been obsessed with illumination in all its forms. Her work treads the porous border between sculpture and design, taking inspiration from such diverse sources as the paintings of Piet Mondrian, an elegiac passage from Camus’s “The Fall” and the spidery brilliance of Giacometti. Ever since the debut of the Branching Bubbles chandelier, the first product made in her newly opened studio in 2006, her goal has been to transform the ephemeral nature of light into something not merely tangible but enduring. Combining organic, handwrought materials like blown glass with the strong industrial beauty of machine-milled components, her lighting systems create radiant warmth while underscoring the drama of shadows and emptiness.
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Her aesthetic reflects an untraditional background. While she sketched constantly as a child, she studied literature in college and began her career working on catalog text at the Smithsonian museums. It was there, watching an artisan carve a lifelike french fry out of Styrofoam, that she first discovered industrial design and knew instantly it was her future. Within days she applied to the Rhode Island School of Design. Today, history, poetry, architecture and modernism continue to inform her designs. Her work has been shown at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, Design Miami and Milan’s Nilufar Gallery.
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Selected Exhibitions

Casa Perfect Los Angeles 3.0 Exhibition

Casa Perfect Los Angeles 3.0

February 14 - May 1, 2020
Casa Perfect New York Exhibition

Casa Perfect New York

April 1 - August 31, 2019
Design Miami/ 2016 Exhibition

Design Miami/ 2016

Lex Pott, Christopher Stuart, Eric Roinestad, John Hogan, Kristin Victoria Barron, Michael Anastassiades & Lindsey Adelman
December 10 - December 17, 2016
Launch of The Complex Exhibition

Launch of The Complex

April 16 - May 31, 2018
Launch of The Goldwyn House Exhibition

Launch of The Goldwyn House

September 27 - October 20, 2022
The Future Perfect Design Miami 2024 Exhibition

The Future Perfect Design Miami 2024

December 3 - December 8, 2024

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Solo Exhibitions

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

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

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