![Up-And-Coming Designers: Kira Wilson @ RISD Up-And-Coming Designers: Kira Wilson @ RISD](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/loopybenchfull-scaled.jpg)
Up-And-Coming Designers: Kira Wilson @ RISD
Currently studying for a BFA in Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Kira Wilson is already turning out great work, including Loopy Bench.
![Loopy Bench details](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Loopy-Bench-collage-1024x512.jpg)
Made of red oak with a waxed finish, Loopy Bench is designed to capture the sketchy magic of illustrations: “I aimed to make a bench that kept the spirit of the original sketch—gangly and sweetly imperfect—while still maintaining a high quality of craft.” With its loopy legs and undulating sides, Loopy Bench evokes the process of making furniture.
![Oak Chest by Kira Wilson](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC_9914-Kira-Wilson-BFA-2024-FD-2522-1024x819.jpg)
Oak Chest is another piece that emphasizes the creative process. Wilson “painted” on its surface with a #2 pencil. Oak Chest is made of cold-rolled steel that is TIG welded. Its hardware is handmade.
![Oak Chest details](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oak-Chest-collage-1024x512.jpg)
Bent Branch Stool also shows the hand of its maker with its turned legs emanating from natural birch logs. Wilson’s other inspirations include a wobbly moose calf, an antique birthing chair, and trees growing through a chain link fence.
![Kira Wilson work](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Wilson-collage-1024x683.jpg)
Kira Wilson was recently awarded a WithIt Foundation Scholarship for Furniture Design.
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