Norma

Studio for Objects,
Moveables, and Spaces.

Los Angeles
& New York

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Norma West

• Los Angeles, CA

Norma East

• Brooklyn, NY

Norma is a project for Objects, Moveables, and Spaces. For inquiries, commissions and collaborations contact: hello@norma-studio.com

Projects

1. 01 — Pools

2. • An unbound portfolio of fifteen tabloid prints of contractors' in-ground pool shapes: Lap, Rectangle, True El, Lazy El, Celebrity, Kidney, Figure Eight, Pear, Oval, Monaco, Keyhole, Tropic, Grecian, Gothic, and Roman. Offset- and risograph-printed; published in a numbered edition of 100.  Inquire.

   • Year: 2016
   • Format: Object
   • Print: Endless Editions, New York
   • Launch: LA Art Book Fair

3. 02 — Bookshelf

4. • A modular, freestanding, hardwareless, flatpack shelving system in solid red oak. A wood-to-wood threading construction allows no-tool assembly and intuitive knockdown / mobility. Other finishes available upon request.  Inquire.

   • Year: 2016
   • Format: Moveable
   • Fabrication: La Fabrica, Los Angeles
   • Launch: Sight Unseen OFFSITE

5. 03 — Bookend

6. • A bookend pair cast from aluminum and subsequently dipped in rubber to prompt friction with and stability on a horizontal plane. Part Kubrick, part Andre. Approximately the size of a standard brick. 6.7 lbs. $320. Buy.

   • Year: 2017
   • Format: Object
   • Fabrication: Sara Clendening, Los Angeles
   • Launch: LA Art Book Fair

7. 03 — Coaster

8. • A coaster in partially-glazed terra cotta; a stage for drinking. Commissioned on behalf of The Breakfast Pavilion, at the 57th Venice Biennial. Edition of 40.  Inquire.

   • Year: 2017
   • Format: Object
   • Fabrication: Alex Reed, Los Angeles
   • For: The Breakfast Pavilion

9. 05 — Brushes

10. • Commissioned for a collaboration between design company Good Thing & shaving company Harry's, Norma made a trio of shaving brushes: one functional, two whimsical. Oak & badger bristle.  Inquire.

    • Year: 2017
    • Format: Object
    • Fabrication: La Fabrica, Los Angeles
    • For: A Brush with Design

11. 06 — Stool

12. • A humble, planar Oak seat. Stool uses a threaded-wood mechanism to prompt a flat-pack, solid object of a single material. The addition of a small obround handle promotes mobility and interaction.  Inquire.

    • Year: 2017
    • Format: Moveable
    • Fabrication: Norma, Los Angeles
    • Launch: London Design Festival

13. 07 — Plant Tags

14. • A series of plant tags giving two-syllable women's names to plants and trees on the premises of Outpost Projects, in the High Desert near Joshua Tree. Foil-printed acrylic. Edition of 40.  Inquire.

    • Year: 2018
    • Format: Object
    • Fabrication: Various Keytags, New York
    • Launch: Doing Easy

15. A — In Support of Books

16. • In Support of Books is an exhibition of contemporary bookends from an international assembly of designers and artists. The exhibition is accompanied by a printed catalog with essays by Erik Benjamins and Laura Houseley, as well as photographs by Brian Guido & Julia Stotz. 56 pp., Full-Color, Unbound, US Letter Size (opens to Tabloid). $25. Buy.

    • Year: 2017
    • Format: Exhibition
    • Production: Norma, Los Angeles
    • Launch: L.A. Art Book Fair 2017

17. E — Bookmark–et

18. • Bookmark–et is a temporary market for bookmarks and bookmark-objects. The exhibition is accompanied by an adjacent catalog entitled 'Speculative Bookmarkers 1 – 156', which features 156 tear-away bookmarks and an essay by Alisa Grifo of KIOSK. 316 pp., Full-Color, Gum-bound, 4.125 × 8.75 in. $45. Buy.

    • Year: 2019
    • Format: Exhibition + Shop
    • Production: Norma, Los Angeles
    • L.A. Art Book Fair 2019