J McDonald’s otherworldly furniture and sculptures are inspired by the tensions, contrasts, dissonances, and harmonies between humans and nature.
The wildly varied forms of Brooklyn-based designer and artist J McDonald are equal parts furniture and sculpture. Some of his creations, like his 2018 Cabinet chair, are all harsh angles. Others, like his Cocoon armoire and Fallacy mirror, appear to swell, twist, and ooze, revealing influences as diverse as the carved cliff dwellings in Turkey and termite mounds in West Africa, all observed during extensive global travels.
"I wanted to create something with a sense of optimism, and think to a future in which there are more opportunities for togetherness."
J McDonalds