Amelia Briggs is a Brooklyn-based visual artist working in fiber, painting, and installation. For over a decade, her practice has explored interiority, memory, and transformation through plump, whimsical forms that blur the line between the familiar and the uncanny. Drawing on fiber’s history as a medium of labor and self-expression, she extends its tactile, accumulative qualities into sculptural objects that fuse painting, craft, and sculpture.
In 2019, Briggs began incorporating glass mirrors into her sculptures, creating exaggerated, organic frames from fiber, wood, and latex. These serve as perceptual lenses, reflecting how our emotional and psychological selves shape perspective. Each mirror is visually textural, slightly pliable, and features an anthropomorphic silhouette that asserts its presence in any space. Since 2019, Briggs has collaborated with Kelly Wearstler to create distinctive objects for interiors worldwide. Her mirrors have appeared in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Elle Decor, Domino, Surface, Forbes, The Observer, and more.
...Amelia Briggs is a Brooklyn-based designer known for her innate ability to transform reclaimed materials into playful yet sophisticated forms that evoke childhood nostalgia. Amelia creates character-filled pieces that marry form and function.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
"An extraordinary gift for the environmentally conscious, the Off The Wall Mirror by Amelia Briggs, commissioned for my gallery, commands attention with its sculptural frame, meticulously handcrafted from reclaimed fabrics and shaped panels, a testament to both artistry and ecological
VOGUE
...the pieces feature playful, sophisticated forms that evoke childhood nostalgia; Amelia shapes them into three-dimensional, anthropomorphic designs through an experimental process that pushes the limits of material and craftsmanship.
ELLE DECOR
"Amelia's practice explores humble, reclaimed materials like latex, oil, and glass, manipulating them into beautiful, pillow-like forms that truly trick the eye."
SURFACE
"A playful take on a lost childhood object, Amelia Briggs's functional mirrors invite interaction. Made from reclaimed materials and shaped entirely by hand, her sculptural mirrors evoke a distinct personality in any interior."
KELLY WEARSTLER