Bradley L. Bowers’s practice is ever-expanding. It comprises the usual design objects—furnishings, lighting and servingware—but also new media art, scarves and, more recently, commercial interiors. “I’m not interested in trying to put a title on it,” the New Orleans–based designer told me of his all-encompassing approach. “I just like exploring things. I like giving people something else to think about.”
One recent project, his “Halo” series of one-off folded paper lamps, resulted from a desire to re-center and escape: “I began looking at lighting after COVID hit and everyone was isolated,” he explained. “Then there were the police brutality deaths, and so just about every Black person on the face of the earth was going through some trauma. I was starting to feel that, I was starting to feel the isolation.” He returned to his studio and picked up paper, folding and bending it. “The first few pieces genuinely were these meditative acts; it was just my attempt to zone out and, in a way, stick my head in the sand, because that was about the only release I could get from all of the madness.”
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About the Artist:
traditional boundaries and linear planes hardly contain the imagination of bradley bowers, the creative force behind the eponymous lifestyle brand. after earning honors and advanced degrees from the savannah college of art and design in industrial and furniture design, bradley founded the bradley l. bowers brand in miami’s design district. while still a student, bradley worked on concepts and strategies for international brands, such as procter & gamble, ralph lauren, adriana hoyos and gulfstream aerospace. it was through these diverse enterprises that bradley refined his affinity for well-made and functional works of the highest quality.
The brand has created site-specific installations, pop-up stores, graphic branding, exhibition spaces, and bespoke pieces for top brands like del toro shoes, jill stuart, american design club, pic global mana contemporary, and a series of private clients. his avant-garde approach to contemporary design sets out to redefine the accepted norms of the living environment and the everyday objects within the home. bradley l bowers has exhibited multiple times in miami, new york and milan’s annual design fairs, and his work has been featured in international design publications like abitare, architectural digest, fahrenheit magazine, mocoloco, miami magazine, metropolis magazine, and design-milk among others.
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