Andi Kovel
Andi Kovel (born April 29, 1969, in Rochester New York) is an American designer, installation artist and glass artist best known for her appearance on the Netflix original series Blown Away Season 2. She is also known for her ADX Award nominated home accessories brand Esque Studio. [citation needed] for helping redefine hand-blown glass as high design and functional art.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]In 1991, Kovel graduated from The University of Colorado with a BFA in sculpture and continued with a degree in art education and theory from The School of Visual Arts and New York University in 1997.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2021 Kovel was[2] one of 10 contestants in the second season of the Netflix original series Blown Away.[citation needed]
Her original glass works are in the permanent collection of the Tacoma Museum of Glass,[3] Cooper Hewitt Museum of Design,[4] and the Shanghai Museum of Glass[5]
In 2018, she & Esque Studio partner, Justin Parker, won best lighting design of the year from NYCXDESIGN and Interior Design Magazine in collaboration with Harry Allen Design[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "in the kitchen with: andi kovel – Design*Sponge". www.designsponge.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Kristi Turnquist | The (2021-01-22). "Portland designer competes on Netflix's glassblowing series, 'Blown Away'". oregonlive. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "Emily Katz". Frances May. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Suqi, Rima (2019-05-07). "You Call That a Vase?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Shanghai Museum of Glass: Keep it Glassy". Esque Studio | Hand blown Glass. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Contessanally (2016-05-25). "contessanally: New York: MoMa - NYCxDESIGN Awards". contessanally. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
External links
[edit]- Official website for Esque Studio
- Official website for Andi Kovel
- Andi Kovel on IMDb