Biography
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Born in the American Midwest Ben Blanc, founder of Ben Blanc Studio, credits his early environment as establishing his design landscape. Currently working from his studio in (Providence, RI USA) Ben collaborates with an array of clients to create objects including furniture, tableware, and sculpture. “I’ve always been obsessed with objects; from my earliest childhood I began collecting both natural and man made artifacts. I’m interested in the discovery of visual culture, the collecting of materials, processes, and the organization and reinterpretation of these into objects. In the simplest of terms I like to take the world and simplify and flatten it so that I might better understand my place in it.”
Ben’s works have been exhibited at Salone Internazionale de Mobile in Milan, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia, Edith Gallery in Koln, Germany, Ohio Museum of Craft, the Max Lang and CITE Galleries in New York. His works have been featured in numerous design publications including the New York Times, Dwell, Metropolitan Home, MacAddict, Monument, Casa, and Elle Décor.
In addition to his studio work, Ben continues his role as visiting faculty and critic at the Rhode Island School of Design.
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