FOG Design + Art 2026

At FOG this year, Salon 94 brings together artists and designers whose practices honor ancestral knowledge while pushing their mediums forward. From ceramics and masterful textiles to sculptural furniture and sensuous abstractions, these works transform inherited craft traditions into powerful statements of identity, resilience, and innovation.

The presentation features Raven Halfmoon's glazed stoneware bust sculptures built using ancient Caddo coil-building techniques, her glazes honoring both Oklahoma soil and Indigenous heritage. Japanese-Brazilian ceramicist Shoko Suzuki bridges two worlds through vessels that merge traditional Japanese noborigama kiln techniques with the spirit of Brazilian earth. Kyoto-based Mitsuko Asakura's sweeping silk tapestries incorporate Japanese weaving techniques that challenge centuries of European textile tradition, while Zapotec artist Porfirio Gutiérrez revitalizes sacred natural dye knowledge passed down through generations in Oaxaca, transforming plants and minerals into vibrant panels that morph ancestral symbols into contemporary forms. Lebanese painter Huguette Caland's body landscapes and abstract explorations offer a counterpoint—her sensuous line work and bold color celebrate the female form with radical freedom.

Design works extend these dialogues through material innovation: Jaiik Lee reinterprets the traditional Joseon Dynasty moon jar in meticulously welded copper vessels with porcelain-colored surfaces. Kwangho Lee presents a welded copper coffee table constructed in a geometric gridded pattern—the same motif that appears in his hand-knotted rug, created in collaboration with Milan-based CC-Tapis, which translates copper's oxidation process into textile form using Himalayan wool, silk, and aloe fibers. Seattle-based Jay Sae Jung Oh's Salvage series transforms discarded household objects through painstaking leather cord wrapping, creating sculptural furniture that addresses our disposable culture—her club chairs require approximately 900 yards of natural leather cord wrapped around assemblages of forgotten treasures. Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai presents furniture that combines elemental materials—bamboo, black urushi, teak, muga silk, and black brick—through collaborative craftsmanship. Tom Sachs contributes his signature bricolage approach with a sculptural lamp that transforms an Altec speaker horn into functional design. Together, these practices reveal tradition not as preservation but as transformation—a living dialogue where ancient techniques meet contemporary vision.