Join Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture with James Klein and David Reid on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 6pm. Please enter through the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library; Cranbrook Art Museum’s galleries will be closed.
KleinReid was founded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in 1993 by James Klein and David Reid. A pioneer in the ceramic design and maker movements, the studio is widely credited with bringing an urban design aesthetic to American studio pottery; merging timeless art pottery methods and time-honored industrial techniques.
James and David’s work is included in the collections of museums and institutions (Museum of Art and Design, NY, The White House, Hungarian University of Craft and Design, New York Historical Society, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR) and private collectors. Their pieces have been shown in gallery and museum exhibitions, and retail in design and shelter stores and galleries worldwide. As designers, they’ve created collections for prestigious firms including Herman Miller, Dansk, Chella, and Room&Board.
They’ve been profiled in periodicals and newspapers (Wallpaper, Architectural Digest, Vogue Living, Casa Vogue, Time, Newsweek, the NY Times, San Francisco Chronicle) and on television. In 1999, the duo approached one of its heroes, design legend Eva Zeisel (then 93) with a proposal to collaborate. Their work together over the last twelve years of Ms. Zeisel’s life spawned a collection of over 20 designs, a treasured friendship, and brought her iconic work to a new generation.
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