Liyang is a Chinese-Canadian architect and artist living in Brooklyn, New York.
Her work is born out of her play with materials, proportion, time, and light; often, forms emerge from the inherent qualities of specific materials in conversation with her hands.
Collaborators
Florence Curtain Sconce
Featured on Architectural Digest
Available for Purchase:
Liken Studios
Claude Home
The Florence Curtain Sconce is a twist on the original Curtain Sconce. Instead of ceramic, this version is composed of a patinated brass body and curtains made with silk sourced in Florence. Each peice is unique as the patina is applied with brush strokes creating depth and glow that resembles a renaissance painting. The colors of the sconce was inspired by renaissance paintings and the term Chiaroscuro, which is a Renaissance and Baroque painting technique that uses dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. Mastered by artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Caravaggio, the technique was used to create depth and intensity.
The Curtain Sconce is a composition of contrasts: a strong, sculptural ceramic top paired with a flowing pleated textile below. Ceramic beads glide along a track, opening and closing the curtain, functioning as an analogue dimmer.
Featured on Architectural Digest
Available for Purchase:
Liken Studios
Claude Home
The Florence Curtain Sconce is a twist on the original Curtain Sconce. Instead of ceramic, this version is composed of a patinated brass body and curtains made with silk sourced in Florence. Each peice is unique as the patina is applied with brush strokes creating depth and glow that resembles a renaissance painting. The colors of the sconce was inspired by renaissance paintings and the term Chiaroscuro, which is a Renaissance and Baroque painting technique that uses dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. Mastered by artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Caravaggio, the technique was used to create depth and intensity.
The Curtain Sconce is a composition of contrasts: a strong, sculptural ceramic top paired with a flowing pleated textile below. Ceramic beads glide along a track, opening and closing the curtain, functioning as an analogue dimmer.
Quarry Cup
Thrown on the wheel from a single mass of black porcelain, the upper form emerges with precision. Over the span of several days as the clay slowly transitions from wet to leather-hard, the bottom half is torn and chiseled revealing the grain of the Earth.
Thrown on the wheel from a single mass of black porcelain, the upper form emerges with precision. Over the span of several days as the clay slowly transitions from wet to leather-hard, the bottom half is torn and chiseled revealing the grain of the Earth.
Nora Lamp
Named after my cat, who was named after the great surrealist painter Leonora Carrington
Named after my cat, who was named after the great surrealist painter Leonora Carrington
Calle Lily Collar
is meant to be worn like a tie. Made in collaboration with Five Gold
is meant to be worn like a tie. Made in collaboration with Five Gold
Oyster Brooch
Inspired by the way museums display precious objects. Made in collaboration with Five Gold
Inspired by the way museums display precious objects. Made in collaboration with Five Gold
