Warner Walcott
Working from studios in Connecticut and Southern California, Warner Walcott draws from his world travels and cultural curiosity to create functional pieces and decorative objects that celebrate technique and materiality. Mid-century Scandinavian, British, and French artisans are an abiding source of inspiration. The repetitive motifs in his Barb, Thorn, Lupe and Sucker lamps, for example, are a nod to Danish master, Axel Salto. And while the shard-like swipes that define his Opera lamp echo the fierce brushstrokes of French painter, Pierre Soulages, Walcott stresses that his work is all about the “thoughtful and the well-made” object, not art.