ALANIS MCNIER
Furniture
Alanis McNier is a furniture designer and maker located in Detroit, MI. Alanis received her B.F.A. from the College for Creative Studies in Studio Furniture in 2020. She designs and fabricates limited run contemporary collectible furniture and furnishings that are predominantly produced in-studio. There is a focus and attention to the details of surface and material applications both conventional and abstract. She partners with local craftspeople and small businesses in Detroit to aid in the execution of works utilizing their specialized facilities.
Alanis is currently represented by NEXT SPACE and has an anticipated solo show in fall 2020. She exhibited with IN GOOD COMPANY in fall 2019 and has been acknowledged in several publications such as Sight Unseen and Surface Magazine. Alanis has been awarded Emerging Designer to Watch 2020 for Detroit: A New Age of Design at WantedDesign NYC, exhibition postponed to May 2021.
Spectrum II, 2019
Steel, Powder Coat, Rubber, Acrylic, Glass
36”x20”x18”
Spectrum II (detail), 2019
Steel, Powder Coat, Rubber, Acrylic, Glass
Spectrum II (detail), 2019
Steel, Powder Coat, Rubber, Acrylic, Glass
Maturation, 2019
Expanded Steel, Powder Coat, Epoxy, Sonotube, Paint, Glass
34.5”x24”x17”
Division, 2019
Perforated Steel, Powder Coat, Glass Mirror
19”x21.5”
Division (detail), 2019
Perforated Steel, Powder Coat, Glass Mirror
ALANIS MCNIER
Within my work I’m thinking about language like textures. It is grounded in the idea that society is a shared reality people create through their interactions. I feel the system of language is a major tool in how societies structure their shared reality. I try and embody these systems in texture. The pure silhouettes in form attempt to capture the structure to which the system creates. My material choices are derived from physical components that make up our society. These textures and colors puzzle together to form a cohesive structure that we can identify and place into our reality.