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Today on the Whitewall Podcast, we are thrilled to be speaking with British artist and designer Faye Toogood. Her solo exhibition, “Assemblage 7: Lost and Found II,” opens at Friedman Benda in New York this week. The show features benches, chairs, stools, tables, and more crafted from English oak and Purbeck marble, exploring themes of loss, reworking, and reclamation.
Faye Toogood Podcast
Faye Toogood Podcast
Toogood’s expansive and inclusive practice spans design, interiors, objects, art, and fashion, dreamed up in her collaborative studio, which she lovingly calls “a place for misfits.”
She founded the studio in 2008 after studying art history and working at World of Interiors. Without formal training in design, Toogood never followed a traditional rulebook. Instead, she created collections she calls “assemblages”—collections of objects that push the boundaries of material and scale. Her work feels playful and approachable, yet deeply personal, often reflecting her experiences with family, gender, motherhood, relationships, and creativity.
Faye Toogood Podcast
Faye Toogood Podcast
Notable Insights
“As a young, creative person the way that you make sense of the world is connecting with landscapes, connecting with the objects and found things that you discover in the landscapes and rearranging them.” 3’04″
“Being vulnerable allows others to connect, I think that happens through the objects and through the clothing. Somehow if you put more of yourself in, people are able to connect to it.” 14’51″
“I was stuck. I was thinking, I need to find a new language, I need to find a new A to Z. And the only way I really knew how to do that was through shape and form.” 21’53″
“I think we underestimate the power of intuition and instinct.” 26’55″
“I can’t bear it when it gets all too serious. In that sense I do feel like a child, I just feel that it’s really important to put into the work some level of humor or playfulness.” 41’00″
Resources
To learn more about the artist, visit HERE.
To learn more about Faye Toogood’s exhibition at Friedman Benda, visit HERE.
To learn more about Toogood Studio, visit HERE.
