About Jennifer Lesley

I strive to create items that people will truly enjoy and make a connection with, whether through pattern design or studio work. Materiality is an important aspect of the objects I create because it is the biggest opportunity for the user to make a personal connection; it may come from the smell of leather, the feel of a heavy canvas, or the details within a hand-woven fabric. Physically creating objects is crucial to my process that I often find myself bypassing sketching and jumping right into making, typically out of enthusiasm for the project. Through making prototypes and working out patterns, I experience exactly what does and does not work about a design. Sketching and research hold a heavy weight of importance, but making is where a project really begins for me.Read their story