Jane Worthington, The Meaning of Design
Having worked alongside Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Branzi, and Stefano Marzano, Jane began her career in a uniquely privileged position, under the mentorship of some of the twentieth century’s most visionary designers, the very figures who defined postmodernism and changed the course of design history.
From that foundation, deeply informed by history, Jane now continues with a line of questioning which creates meaning in an era marked by mass meaninglessness. For her, design begins not with answers, but with better questioning, not merely to solve problems, but to generate depth. Jane believes design is a cultural act - a form of reflection, a way to shape how we live, feel, and remember. Having lived and worked from within the core of design history, she does not seek to replicate it, but to quietly move forward, questioning the speed, scale, and ephemeral nature of our time.
Thinking Through Objects
Post-Industrial Design
Janes work is for those who still believe that objects can carry thought. Her designs are less performative, more meditative. She sees design, at its best, as a slow art, rooted in memory.
Made for living as a form of architectural presence, she believes objects should deepen our connection with the spaces in which we live. This is not a return to function, nor a detour into art. It is a space between the two, where objects hold architectural weight and cultural meaning.
Here the poetic becomes precious, and the handmade becomes rare. Jane creates products for a world which seeks connection over consumption. It’s about producing with cultural and ethical intention and about feeling more.
Art after Industry
From this foundation Art After Industry is a natural extension of Janes philosophy. Here, the knowledge of design with its technical fluency is applied to emotion rather than efficiency.
This is not art as we know it, but the fusion of practices shaped by restraint. Her sculptural works transform the tools of production into listening instruments of reflection, uniting industrial precision with human craft.
These pieces are not about form, but are about the tension between art and industry, object and architecture, memory and desire. Here technology, craft, and emotion converge into a new territory that’s neither design nor pure sculpture, but an authored space of its own.
Jane Worthington
Post-Industrial Studio Practice, 2025