CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH ALEXIS STITELER
A conversation between Victoria Sass and Alexis Stiteler on collaboration, material honesty, and the ideas behind A Tie That Binds.
Videographer: Joe Horton
Brand Director: Mathew Swenson
In this candid video conversation, Prospect Refuge Gallery founder Victoria Sass sits down with artist and designer Alexis Stiteler to discuss the ideas behind A Tie That Binds. Together, they reflect on collaboration as practice, the role of regional makers, and the quiet power of materials chosen for how they age, endure, and carry story.
The dialogue explores a larger question at the heart of the exhibition: can furniture, clothing, and objects move beyond function to operate as a form of fine art? From local sourcing and shared labor to exporting a distinctly Midwestern design voice into a broader national conversation, the conversation offers an intimate look at the thinking shaping this body of work.
Thoughtful and informal, the exchange reveals not just how the exhibition came together, but why it matters now.
