Bethan Laura Wood

Bethan Laura Wood (born in Shropshire,1983.) is an English designer and artist. Since completing her MA at London’s Royal College of Art in 2009, Wood has taken part in residencies in Europe. Her work is characterised by a love of colour, geometry, visual metaphor paten and marquetry. Everyday objects can be re-contextualised, the work often focusing on pattern and colour, indicating their origins, production and past usage. 
== Biography ==
Wood was diagnosed with dyslexia at sixth-form college. She took an Art Foundation at Kingston before going on to study 3D Design at Brighton University, she worked for a year on self-initiated projects, which she funded by working in cafes and bars, before studying at the Royal College of Art in 2007, tutored by Dutch designer Jurgen Bey and the Italian Martino Gamper. Her personal style is described as, 'a riot of colour, texture, experimentation and unconventional beauty'. She taught at L'Ecole Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland, and has worked for French house Hermès, Italian brand Bitossi Ceramiche and designed for the Milan-based rug company cc-Tapis. She founded her studio in 2009 while still a student, called 'WOOD London'. She was a Designer in Residence at the Design Museum, London.
== Awards ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Piece 	Result
2019	German Design Awards 	Outstanding Product 	Tongue with Rosenthal 	
2019	The Design Museum 	Beazley Designs of the Year 	Super Fake with CC-Tapis	
2019	EDIDA Design Awards 	Floor Covering 	Super Fake with CC-Tapis	
2019	The ELLE Decoration British Design Awards 	Floor Covering 	 	
2019	The ELLE Decoration Japan EDIDA Design Award	Floor Covering 	 	
2017	The Design Prize 	Artist Realm 	 	
2016	London Design Festival 	British Lands Swarovski Emerging Talent Medal	 	
2016	Hublot Design Prize 	 	 	
2013	Design Miami 	Designer of the Future 	 	
2013	W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 	Making Connections 	 	
2012	The Design Museum 	Design of the Year - Furniture 	Moon Rock 	
2012	The Design Museum 	Design of the Year - Furniture 	Moon Rock 	
== Accolades ==
* 2019 - Judge for 2019 Dezeen Awards.
* 2013 - Abet Museum – Play time table purchased for permanent collection.
* 2012 - MUDAC – Totem no.5 purchase for permanent collection.
* 2012 - One of 850 alumni invited to Diamond jubilee Royal academy of Arts Gala in attendants of the Queen
== Select exhibitions ==
* 8 March to 28 April 2018: Aram Gallery - Designers select designers.
* 22 - 25 September 2016: Designjunction - Dyslexic Design.
* 20 September: The British Land Celebration of Design awards exhibition in Broadgate, London.
* 2011: Nilufar gallery during Salone del Mobile with pieces such as Totem, a lighting collection made from Pyrex in collaboration with master glass-blower Pietro Viero.
* September 2013: Aram Gallery - Solo show.
== Collections ==
Wood's works can be found in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert museum in London, the Wellcome Collection in London and the Abet Laminate Museum in Italy. 
== Select press ==
* April 2015: ICON magazine, (cover).
* 21 January 2017: The Guardian Weekend magazine.
==In the media==
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== References ==
== External links ==
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* Designer Bethan Laura Wood's Takes AD Inside Her Avant-Garde Approach to Color, Pattern, and Materiality
* Bethan Laura Wood | Dezeen
* Bethan Laura Wood Online Shop | Shop Design at Pamono
* Bethan Laura Wood | cc-tapis
* Chain tables by Bethan Laura Wood for Wonderglass
Category:1983 births
Category:English designers
Category:English artists
Category:Master's degrees
Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art
Category:Alumni of the University of Brighton
Category:Design awards