We’re thrilled to announce Hold Me, an exhibition of new work by Mary Ratcliffe Studio opening Monday, November 16. Exhibited as part of Colony Presents, a recently launched week-long program created to platform independent international studios and makers to the North American market, Mary will show four new brand-new works. While most furniture hides the parts that do the holding—the brace, the joint, the collage that secures a shade—Hold Me transforms them into a focal point.

Led by modern dancer-turned-designer John Sorensen-Jolink, Coil + Drift was founded in 2016. Based in New York’s Catskill Mountains, the studio works with a wide range of materials, including brass, sand-cast metal, hand-blown glass, and sustainably-sourced domestic hardwoods, shaped into forms that feel simultaneously sculptural and deliberate. Coil + Drift sees design as the process of choreographing objects and space; making objects with material honesty, curiosity, and a deep spatial sensitivity. Every piece is created by their team of in-house artisans and local craftspeople.

“John has created something truly special and lasting with Coil + Drift. Over the many years I’ve known him, I have watched him consistently, tenaciously, and poetically push his studio into new creative territory. It’s my honor to welcome Coil + Drift into the permanent Colony roster.” – Jean Lin

Directed by Mona Fastvold, The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) follows Ann Lee herself, a member of the Shakers in 18th-century England, as she leads and expands their movement to the United States. It is an epic musical and, while it does not focus closely on the furniture our industry so reveres, the film does trace how Shaker values were embedded in their labor, craftsmanship, and use of materials.

Inspired by the minimalist ingenuity of Shaker furniture, we’ve pulled together a selection of work that shares the movement’s emphasis on functional beauty.