During the final week of Dead or Alive, artist Timothy Liles will visit the sixth floor as part of the highly selective Open Studios program. He plans to share his concepts, processes and materials with visitors, while he makes a dip-dyed variation of his Braid Dead Rug- a modern pop icon paired with a tradition of technique.

On Saturday, October 23rd, Liles will join in a museum-wide Jewelry Study Day in support of LOOT. Tim’s Crayon Rings have proven to be a product with true mass appeal. They seem to hit a nostalgic and happy spot for so many different types of people, and that makes Tim happy.

About Tim Liles:
Timothy is a New England based designer originally from Long Island, New York. He received a BFA in furniture design from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and believes that creating something where there once was nothing is the most magical feeling there is. After five years as a sneaker designer for Converse and with a handful of multi-million pair sellers under his belt, an unexpected but welcome realignment of priorities led Timothy to leave the corporate world and focus on his personal projects.

On the success of his blog-famed “Crayon Rings” and with furniture projects like the “Shoestring Settee” gaining in popularity, Timothy opened his own studio in late 2009.

His work is guided by the idea that the best design is not overwrought; it is merely simple from a new perspective. He currently resides in Portsmouth, NH and can often be found surfing or wandering the aisles of Home Depot. Like Kevin Garnett, Timothy believes that anything is possible.