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Rower’s work explores the mythic, hidden lineage embedded in household objects. This whimsical form draws inspiration from an antique French teapot discovered at a Paris flea market. By using the found object as a starting point, Isabel reimagines and sculpts its shape, infusing it with a bold, newfound expression.
Unframed
Edition of 5
Signed "irr 2024"
Rower pigments the clay she uses and manipulates many different layers to build her final surface. The clear quartz glaze on top is non-toxic and food-safe.

① Artwork:

Teapot (3)

Rower’s work explores the mythic, hidden lineage embedded in household objects. This whimsical form draws inspiration from an antique French teapot discovered at a Paris flea market. By using the found object as a starting point, Isabel reimagines and sculpts its shape, infusing it with a bold, newfound expression.

Isabel Rower (b. 1998, New York) studied Furniture Design at RISD, Providence, RI. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Working primarily with pigmented clay, Rower’s practice blurs conventional boundaries between functionality and adornment. The work swings from sculptural and formalist to whimsical and pragmatic.

③ Artist:

Isabel Rower

Isabel Rower (b. 1998, New York) studied Furniture Design at RISD, Providence, RI. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Working primarily with pigmented clay, Rower’s practice blurs conventional boundaries between functionality and adornment. The work swings from sculptural and formalist to whimsical and pragmatic.

Recent exhibitions include: Galerie Sardine, Marta Gallery (2024) & Alcove Milano (2023). Her work was showcased at the Hammer Museum (2022), and was recently acquired by SFMoMA. 

In 2024, Rower was featured in The Dwell 24 and The Wallpaper 400. Her work has also been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Dezeen, and Architectural Digest.

Isabel Rower:
Teapot (3), 2024
Pigemented clay & clear quartz glaze
11.0 × 7.0 × 6.5 inches /
Isabel Rower:
Teapot (3), 2024
Pigemented clay & clear quartz glaze
11.0 × 7.0 × 6.5 inches /