AphroChic Magazine: Issue No. 13.

Interior Design
How Artist Candice Luter Is Creating Home
Through Her Work in Furniture and Design
“When I think of home, I think of a place where…” Stephanie Mills
sang, and we all know the rest of the words. But home isn’t always
that simple. Sometimes home is hard. Sometimes it hurts. In place
of peace and love overflowing, there might be noise and strife. And
between those moments, there can be nothing at all. Sometimes,
home is empty. And when that happens, home isn’t a place, it’s a
project; not somewhere you inhabit, but something you build.
Candice Luter is an Iowa-based artist and designer with a growing
following and a seemingly bottomless creative spirit. Her works
range from luxe, conceptual mirrors and elaborate rope art to
modern textural coffee tables. They can be found everywhere from
West Elm and Wayfair to the lobbies of hotels around the world.
But before she was an established product designer, Candice
was an exceptional Etsy seller. Before that, she was a workaday
employee in search of a creative outlet. And before that…things
were complicated.
Words by Bryan Mason
Photos by Randi Beranek