About




Rafi Ajl (b.1983) is a Berkeley, California-based artist who is obsessed with form and process. He is driven by the possibilities of materiality and reverence for the pressures of the creative process. Recently, Ajl has turned his focus to creating work that explores the rawness of material and pushes it past its limits. He believes there is an infinite world in every object, and looks to find the edges and breaking points to pull the unexpected within. 

Ajl’s approach is rooted in post-structuralist theory, which emphasizes that the process is never terminal but boundless and full of play. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ajl grew up in a deeply artistic home where making things was a way of life. He can scarcely recall a time when he wasn’t building and taking things apart, and looks to his quilter mother, who taught him how to sew and about color, as an early influence. His house was an assemblage of folk art, antique furniture and quilts, brightly colored walls, and parquet floors.

In 2012, Ajl graduated from the California College of the Arts with an MFA in Design.

Rafi also runs a small furniture studio, The Long Confidence, making tailored works in wood, metal, and glass.

Inquiries: rafi@thelongconfidence.comSocial: Instagram
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