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Emmett Moore

Born in Miami, FL (1988) — Lives & works in Miami

Emmett Moore is a Miami-based artist and designer whose work blurs the boundaries between art, design, and environment. His interdisciplinary practice is rooted in sustainability and reinvention: he uses repurposed, reclaimed, and everyday materials to create sculptural objects, furniture, and installations that challenge conventional ideas of form and utility.

Educated at the Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami and holding a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Moore combines traditional techniques (like precise drafting, joinery, and woodworking) with digital processes and 3D-modeling. His pieces often explore our relationship with the built world: how we inhabit it, how we shape it, and how it shapes us.

Highlights & Recognition:

• His work has been exhibited in prestigious institutions such as RISD Museum, the Frost Art Museum, the Bass Museum, the Perez Art Museum Miami, and as part of Design Miami.

• He was the first Miami-based designer to be given a solo exhibition at Design Miami.

• Moore was honored as “Best Visual Artist” by Miami New Times in both 2015 and 2021.

• He also played a role in designing an environmentally resilient home on the Miami River in collaboration with Architectonica — an example of his commitment to integrating art, design, and ecological awareness.

Emmett’s work is driven by a desire to elevate the mundane, to question functionality, and to inspire connections between the natural and man-built worlds. Each piece becomes more than an object; it’s an invitation to examine how we live, what we value, and how design can become a form of storytelling.