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Stephen Burks (designer)

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pointed out that the pieces displayed lacked curatorial explanation of historical context, and were overtly racist stereotypical portrayals of people of non-European descent, stating: "It's really a question of how homogenous cultures like Italy marginalize people of non-European descent." The
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Burks started his own design business at 2007 after meeting with Willard Musarurwa; a street vendor making wire souvenirs for tourists. After meeting each other in a local design institute at
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Burks is known for directly working with handcraft artisans such as basket weavers, and incorporating craft into his work. Burks describes his mission as "bringing the hand to industry".
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commissioned him for Luxe fashion house. Patchwork vases, designed by him, were the first handmade objects produced in his studio. He has worked with companies and brands such as Bolon,
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National Design Award for product design, the first . In 2019, Stephen became the first product designer to attain a
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Loeb Fellowship. Since, he has served as an expert in residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab. He also taught at
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Burks held his eponymous solo exhibition in 2011, called "Stephen Burks: Man Made" at the
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together which focused on Hand-crafted-style designed furniture and Artisan objects.
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resulting controversy led to a public apology from the organisers of the event.
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to collaborate with international artisans from countries such as South Africa,
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Burks first founded his personal studio in New York in 1997, then called
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Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Product Design (2015)
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Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Professional Achievement Award
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in 1969. He studied architecture and product design at the
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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to win the National Design Award for product design.
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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture
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Philippines
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