The Crafting Selfhood exhibition, inspired by 3.1 Phillip Lim's ID handbag collection, highlights the works of 13 Asian American female identifying designers.

May is AAPI Heritage Month and with that brings a slew of events and exhibitions celebrating talents and distinctive works of the AAPI design community. Crafting Selfhood is one of those showcases currently on view now in New York City. Presented by 3.1 Phillip Lim at its flagship store and co-curated by Karen Wong (founder of Guilty By Association) and Lora Appleton (founder of the Female Design Council), the exhibition features the work of 13 Asian American female identifying artists and designers, including Janny Baek, Julia Chiang, Cecile Chong, Phaan Howng, Lena Imamura, Sonya Yong James, Myung Jin Kim, Antonia Kuo, Eunji Jun and Halin Lee, Eny Lee Parker, Linda Sormin, and Steffany Tr?n. The theme of Crafting Selfhood, while unifying in the designers? heritages and identities, goes beyond those common denominators. The exhibition was inspired by 3.1 Phillip Lim?s new handbag collection, the ID, which takes Creative Director Phillip Lim?s beloved ID bracelet and juxtaposes it against smooth nappa leather, effectively recontextualizing the hardware in a new setting.
The thirteen artists share similar anecdotes with their works, offering a dialogue on how form, technique, and medium inform the creative process. Wen Zhou, CEO & co-founder of 3.1 Phillip Lim, shares more: ?The title of our show, Crafting...