Rick Owens

b. 1962

Born in California in 1992; Lives and works in Paris, France

In the furniture we make I tend to like things that look timeless and noble – I like alabaster for its biblical warmth, solid black marble for its depth and coldness and bronze for its art history gravitas. And black plywood for a touch of sleaze. — Rick Owens

Work

Exhibitions

05.06–06.25.2010
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Salon 94 Bowery

Rick Owens

Biography

Portrait of Rick Owens by Danielle Levitt

A Southern California native born in 1962, the acclaimed fashion designer Rick Owens displays a demanding and singular aesthetic in fashion. His original vision plays on material.

Owens lives and works in Paris, but the dark, minimalist style of his designs was created in the United States when he started out making bespoke furniture for his bunker-style loft in Los Angeles. Working with craftsmen of the highest caliber, he has developed a collection of pieces that express his signature style in cut, volume, and plan.

His designs evoke original furniture through archetypes. There are a number of typologies: the ceremonial chair Curial, the Trident chair with its structure, and the Halfbox armchair crafted from a chest. Through his choice of subtle and rare materials, Owens suggests the beauty of nature and develops a contrasting palette of black and white that confirms his taste for the monochrome.

He juxtaposes values to compose three-dimensional pieces that fully reflect his own style. Through fashion, design, and furniture, he cuts and shapes a transversal and global universe.

Press

01.10.2022
Discover the Story Behind This Iconic Rick Owens Bench
Hannah Martin

Architectural Digest

07.16.2020
Rick Owens Delivers Eclectic Homewares in Maison/Objects Line
Charlie Zhang

Hypebeast

12.16.2019
Rick Owens’ Furniture Is Like Couture: Precious, Handmade and Wildly Expensive
Lee Carter

W Magazine

10.07.2019
The World of Interiors, According to Rick Owens
Francesca Gavin

AnOther

05.01.2017
Rick Owens Talks Interiors, Furniture, and Personal Style
Alicia Brunker

Architectural Digest

11.10.2016
Rick Owens’s Monumental — if Not Entirely Cozy — Furniture
Alexander Fury

The New York Times Style Magazine

05.07.2010
Alabaster Beds, Antler Stools: Furniture Exhibition By Rick Owens
Stephanie Lacava

Vogue