WantedDesign Manhattan 2022 Launch Pad Furniture Winner: Erika Cross
We catch up with WantedDesign Manhattan 2022 Launch Pad furniture winner Erika Cross to see what kind of studio she wants to be known for and what she plans on achieving next.
We’re excited to share that at this year’s WantedDesign Manhattan 2022 Launch Pad program, sponsored by American Standard, Erika Cross was the chosen winner for the Furniture category! Design Milk was the official media partner for the competition and assisted in the jurying process. Congrats Erica!
“Elements is a collection about composition. Simple geometric shapes yield elegant building blocks, which combine to form sculptural objects. Elementary forms inform the whole, through interaction, configuration, and reconfiguration. Each object is defined by dialogue, a conversation among its elements.” We caught up with Erica who shared more about her design background, what she wants Erika Cross Studio to be known for, what’s next after winning Launch Pad:
Can you tell us a little about your background"
I grew up in a small town in Michigan. When I graduated high school, I had already earned enough credits to start college as a sophomore. I studied at two universities simultaneously, earning two bachelor’s degrees at the same time ? a BFA in Art and Design from the University of Michigan (with a minor in Multidisciplinary Design), and a BS in Interior Design from Eastern Michigan University. I went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London, wh...
We’re excited to share that at this year’s WantedDesign Manhattan 2022 Launch Pad program, sponsored by American Standard, Erika Cross was the chosen winner for the Furniture category! Design Milk was the official media partner for the competition and assisted in the jurying process. Congrats Erica!
“Elements is a collection about composition. Simple geometric shapes yield elegant building blocks, which combine to form sculptural objects. Elementary forms inform the whole, through interaction, configuration, and reconfiguration. Each object is defined by dialogue, a conversation among its elements.” We caught up with Erica who shared more about her design background, what she wants Erika Cross Studio to be known for, what’s next after winning Launch Pad:
Can you tell us a little about your background"
I grew up in a small town in Michigan. When I graduated high school, I had already earned enough credits to start college as a sophomore. I studied at two universities simultaneously, earning two bachelor’s degrees at the same time ? a BFA in Art and Design from the University of Michigan (with a minor in Multidisciplinary Design), and a BS in Interior Design from Eastern Michigan University. I went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London, wh...
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