Name:
Rachel Ravitch
Title:
Designer
Company:
Rachel Ravitch
Which
of your designs or projects are you most excited about right now and why?
I'm currently collaborating with designers
April Pride and Vanessa Lang. With April Pride, I have created a line
of python jewelry. It was totally April's idea to use python. We are using
unglazed python, which is less common. The scales create an incredibly
beautiful texture and look like thousands of tiny gemstones on the surface of
the pieces. With Vanessa Lang, I have incorporated porcelain with my classic
lambskin jewelry. Porcelain, like lambskin, is both durable
and lightweight. There is a sense of frailty and longevity in both. The
silhouettes we have created really take advantage of the materials.
Tell
us three words that embody your design philosophy.
Function. Flexibility. Interaction.
What's
your favorite place in the Pacific Northwest and why?
I am in love with the northern part of the coastline
in Washington. It's just a magical place. You have these old-growth forests
running into the ocean. It's just breathtaking. I spend several days
there in the wilderness camping every summer.
Who
or what are you inspired by right now?
I just moved into a new studio, which feels amazing.
It has 10-foot ceilings, enormous windows, and fir floors. I'm so inspired
by this space. I now have the space to make just about any project feasible,
which is just about the most inspiring thing ever.
What
do you think of the color gray?
Gray
is the meeting place between two extremes—white and black. White is the
absolute absence of color. It needs light to be seen in its purest form. Black
is a mix of all the colors. Its tone is unaffected by light. Gray represents
the place in between these two states—it relies on both the absence of and
presence of every color.
Photo by Ayaka Tanabe.
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