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Form(an) Function

An avid fan of frozen treats, Gayle Forman gravitates toward things that melt, spill, and generally make a mess. Artist, designer, and administrator, her studio practice and research focuses on play, imagination, the absurd and the everyday. Forman Function is the design line imagined and fabricated by Gayle; employing a variety of glass techniques Forman Function strives to provide unique, handcrafted objects that can exist both as user friendly items and sculpture.

The designs are inspired by a material curiosity driven by the binary characteristics of hot glass- hot and cold, fragile and strong, hard and soft, malleable and stiff. The idea that perhaps all materials could – and should – be questioned in this manner, pressed to reveal their limitations and breaking points, opened up a world of fascinating possibilities to Gayle. By questioning how a material is used and why it works, we can start considering, what else can it do?

Currently, Gayle is located in Brooklyn, NY, researching and developing new works and ideas.


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Gumdrop Vase

Form(an) Function, $80.00

Low Gumdrop Candlestick Holders

Form(an) Function, $155.00

"Piece of the Pie" Vessel

Form(an) Function, $50.00

Form(an) Function Ornament

Form(an) Function, $45.00

Tall Gumdrop Candlestick Holders

Form(an) Function, $175.00
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