Ceramic Ring Holders
Overview:
An expansion of my ceramic home goods collection, these sculptural ring holders explore the intersection of function and form. As both the ceramic artist and object designer behind JU + DESIGN, I designed and hand built every piece before developing the creative direction, campaign, photography, and retail launch. Built around the sculptural JU form, each object transforms everyday storage into collectible design.
Retail Placement:
Selected by The MOCA Design Store in Los Angeles, the collection marked another retail milestone for JU + DESIGN, expanding the brand's presence into one of the country's leading museum design stores.
Retouching
Styling
Prop Styling
Floral Styling
Copywriting
Social Content Systems
Campaign Development
Brand World Building
My Contributions:
Object Design
Creative Direction
Visual Systems Development
Photography Direction
Photography
Motion Content Development
E-Commerce Art Direction
Glaze Production
Photography
Photography for the collection was developed as a scalable visual system rooted in consistency, recognition, and atmosphere. Each object was captured using repeated compositions, controlled lighting, and fixed camera positioning to create cohesion across every image in the collection.Background colors were intentionally curated to establish visual contrast between glazes while still functioning together as one unified brand world across web, social, and digital merchandising.
Social
Social assets were designed to extend the object experience beyond static product photography. Motion studies, looping GIFs, typography systems, and sequential storytelling were developed to communicate scale, function, ritual, and collectibility across Instagram, Stories, Pinterest, and digital campaigns. The system allows the collection to remain visually recognizable across platforms while creating flexibility for ongoing content development.
E-commerce
The e-commerce experience was designed to preserve the same visual language established throughout the campaign system. Consistent hero imagery, product scaling, typography, and supporting photography create a seamless transition between discovery, storytelling, and purchase.Every touchpoint was developed to feel interconnected, allowing the objects, photography, motion, and interface to operate as one cohesive visual experience.
Retail
The collection expanded into museum retail with its placement at The MOCA Design Store in Downtown Los Angeles. Built around the belief that everyday objects can be both functional and collectible, the ring holders found a natural home among contemporary design objects, marking another milestone for JU + DESIGN.
