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Bethan Laura Wood

Bethan Laura Wood has run a multidisciplinary studio since 2009 characterised by materials investigation, artisan collaboration and a passion for colour and detail. Residencies and location-based projects have become an important factor in her design process, often working in response to her travels, in collaboration with local manufacturers to create work that reflects back the visual and material culture particular to that area. Bethan is fascinated by the connections we make with the everyday objects that surround us and, as a collector herself, likes to explore what drives people to hold onto one particular object while discarding another. Bethan explores these relationships and questions how they might become cultural conduits. She is interested in critical approaches to achieving sustainability within mass consumption and the production-driven context of the design industry.
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Bethan Laura Wood obtained a MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art, under the tuition of Jurgen Bey and Martino Gamper. Since 2011 she has worked with the prestigious Nilufar Gallery to showcase her self-directed, limited edition and one-off works. Bethan has been commissioned by and produced collaborations with a variety of international partners including: Alpi, Abet Laminati, Bocci, Bitossi Ceramiche, Byredo, Cassina, CC-Tapis, Dior, Hermes, Kvadrat, Moroso, Perrier-Jouët, Poltronova, Rosenthal and Serapian. Her work has been exhibited at institutions such as Victoria and Albert Museum; Swiss Institute New York; Daelim Museum, Seoul; Museum of Contemporary Art, MOT, Tokyo; ICA London; the Design Museum London; SFMOMA, San Francisco; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Triennale di Milano. In 2025 she was the subject of the inaugural PLATFORM exhibition at the Design Museum in London, marking her first solo museum exhibition and in 2026 she work with the the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation to create their tassel façade for their debut at the Milan Furniture fair.

Throughout her career Bethan has sought to engage with the educational system by teaching and delivering lectures and workshops at many well-known universities including: RCA, ECAL and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Bethan has been invited to run public workshops at Boisbuchet, V&A, Tate Britain, Vienna Design Week, IN Residence, Design Shanghai, and appeared as a guest speaker at many international fairs around the world from Tokyo to Toronto.
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Selected Exhibitions

Use Me, I'm Fragile Exhibition

Use Me, I'm Fragile

September 16 - October 23, 2026

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2026   “Use Me, I’m Fragile” – The Future Perfect, New York, NY

2026   “Serapian” – Isetan Pop Up store, Italy

2026   “Craft x Tech” – Kataginu lights in collaboration with SUZUSAN, Japan

2026   “Milan Furniture Fair” – Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, Italy

2026   “Mille Fleurs” – Baccarat, Milan, Italy

2025   “Serapian AW26” – Capsule collection Bokashi

2025   “Design Miami” – 1882 ltd Pickle Tower

2025   “EDIT Naples” – Launch of Poltranova, Italy

2025   “Inequalities ” – Triennale Milano, Italy

2025   “Serapian” – Pop up store concept and design, Japan

2025   “Serapian / Doppa Firma” – Bokashi Mountain, Italy

2025   “Byredo Takeover” – The Kiosk, The Cargo Bike, Byredo Milan Flagship, Italy

2025   “Hooptical Mirror” – Cassina, Italy

2025   “Soft wood” – cc-tapis, Italy

2025   “PLATFORM” – The Design Museum, United Kingdom

2024   “Home Sweet Home” – Vitra HausParadise Perch, Switzerland

2024   “Solo Exhibition” – Nuovo Gallery, Hong Kong

2024   “Mother Tongue” – Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, UK

2024   “Traveling Bluestocking Salon” – cc-tapis Headquarters, Italy

2023   “NGV x MECCA Women in Design Commission” – National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

2023   Private Commission – Laguna Totem

2023   “Avocado Dreams” – Kaldewei, Germany

2023   “Guadalupe Collection” – cc-tapis , Italy

2022   Private Commission – USA

2022   “PAD London” – Nilufar Gallery, UK

2022   “Our Lady of Guadalupe” – Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, United Kingdom

2022   “Disco Gourds” – 1882, United Kingdom

2022   “Christopher Farr” – Jelly Salad carpet, UK

2022   “Tomato Mirror” – Barbini, Italy

2022   “Conversation Pieces” – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA

2022   “Euphorbia Collection” – cc-tapis, Italy

2022   “Terrazzo” – Poltranova, Italy

2022   “A Summer Room” – Nilufar Gallery, Italy

2022   “The Clamor of the Ornament” – The Drawing Center, New York

2022   Design Seminar – India Design Festival

2021   “Women in Design” – Dubai Design Week

2021   “Miss Dior 12 women artists exhibition” – Château de La Colle Noire, France

2021   “Ornate” – Nilufar Gallery, Milan, Italy

2021   “Colored In” – Perrier-Jouët

2021   Accessions Committee Fund Purchase – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

2021   “Stain Willow Pattern” – Acquired for Permanent Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago

2021   Opening exhibition – Bitossi Museum

2020 “Exhibition Bags: Inside Out” – V&A Museum London

2020 “IDS Toronto” – Guest Speaker, Canada

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