Slash Objects
American
Founded by Arielle Assouline-Lichten in 2016, Slash Objects is an award-winning design studio based in New York. Our work is rooted in a fascination with materials and how they are brought together. Using unexpected juxtapositions and thoughtful design, we create beautiful pieces that transform the way people experience the world. Our process begins in the material, with an interest in exposing the very tactile nature of making, while creating pure forms bound together by geometry and precision. The materials we use are recycled and long-lasting, breathing new life cycles into materials otherwise relegated to waste. We believe that thoughtful design leads to a better world. Slash Objects has been published in AD Magazine, Elle Decor, Vogue, The New York Times, Wallpaper, Domino, Harpers Bazaar, and more. Slash Objects has worked with Cartier, The Ritz Carlton Hotels, Holt Renfrew, Lane Crawford among other notable clients.
Arielle Assouline-Lichten
Arielle Assouline-Lichten is the founder of Slash Objects, a design studio exploring the intersection of material and form. Arielle is passionate about design as a way to transform how humans experience the world. Her work aims to reframe our understanding of the resources around through tactile stories that create a sense of intrigue into our material world.
Slash Objects was awarded the American Design Hotlist in 2016 (its inaugural year), Best of NYC X Design in 2018, and received the American Design Honors in 2019.
Arielle holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University with commendation, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Critical Theory and Visual Media from New York University. She has worked for internationally renowned firms such as BIG, Kengo Kuma & Associates, and Snøhetta, from Copenhagen to Paris, Tokyo and New York. While at Harvard, Arielle was selected to study under Toyo Ito in Japan.
In 2014 was appointed as Principal of OfficeUS at the Venice Biennale, where she was part of the curatorial team for the US Pavilion. She has been published in Metropolis Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Architectural Record, Arch Digest, among others, for her design work and activism.
