jolie ngo shows vibrant 3D-printed ceramics with apple at design miami.paris

A new generation at Design Miami.Paris

Among the ornamental interiors of Hôtel de Maisons in Paris, Design Miami and Apple present Designers of Tomorrow, a new initiative celebrating the work of four emerging designers who embody the future of material innovation and digital craft. The presentation formed part of the inaugural Design Miami.Paris, a fair dedicated to collectible design that filled the historic rooms with objects that merge heritage and experimentation.

Curated by Rodman Primack, the exhibition marked the debut of a collaboration between Design Miami and Apple. The initiative aims to suport rising designers by offering mentorship, visibility, and technological resources — in this case, the new iPad Pro with M5, a tool that integrates high performance with intuitive creative capabilities.

Among the four selected talents, the 3D-printed pieces by Jolie Ngo stood out for its tactile intelligence and playful dialogue between the analog and the digital.

Designers of Tomorrow, Design Miami.Paris, install view | image © Elodie Croquet

Jolie Ngo’s language of clay and code

Jolie Ngo’s practice bridges traditional ceramics with the precision of 3D printing, using Apple technology to extend the gestures of the hand, rather than replace them. For Designers of Tomorrow at Design Miami.Paris, the artist presents two works that illustrate her evolving vocabulary of form and surface.

Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds reinterprets the structure of Vietnamese silk lanterns through layered clay extrusion, creating contours that feel at once organic and engineered. The surface, softly airbrushed and collaged with appliquéd details, glows with a sense of motion, evoking both the pulse of the kiln and the luminescence of the digital screen.

Nearby, Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms and Himalayan Salt offered a complementary study in light and tactility. Its sculptural ceramic base supported a translucent 3D-printed shade in a saturated pink hue. When illuminated, the lamp glows, taking shapes as a convergence of material density and visual softness.

Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds, Jolie Ngo, Designers of Tomorrow, Design Miami.Paris | image © Elodie Croquet

a process combining handcraft and apple technology

For Jolie Ngo, the iPad serves as an extension of the studio. Using Apple Pencil on iPad Pro, she sketches and models freely, exploring asymmetry and fluidity before refining her designs on MacBook Pro for fabrication. This iterative rhythm — from drawing to digital modeling to clay printing — allows her to balance spontaneity with exactness. The portability of the iPad makes it possible for her to work anywhere, and trace inspiration directly from her surroundings into form.

The new iPad Pro with M5 further deepens this relationship between idea and execution. Its enhanced speed and AI-powered capabilities support the kind of iterative modeling and visualization that define Ngo’s approach. With its Ultra Retina XDR display and lightweight design, the device expands the space between concept and craft, offering a tool that aligns with the designer’s hybrid process.

Within the larger presentation, the curation of Designers of Tomorrow at Design Miami.Paris emphasized the diversity of perspectives shaping contemporary design. Works by Atelier Duyi Han, Marie & Alexandre, and Marco Campardo join Jolie Ngo’s pieces, and form a conversation about how emerging designers harness Apple’s technology with their works.

Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms, Jolie Ngo, Designers of Tomorrow, Design Miami.Paris | image © Elodie Croquet

Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds, Jolie Ngo, detail | image courtesy the artist

Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms, Jolie Ngo, detail | image courtesy the artist

Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds, Jolie Ngo, detail | image courtesy the artist

Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds, Jolie Ngo | image courtesy the artist

Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms, Jolie Ngo | image courtesy the artist

project info:

artist: Jolie Ngo | @jolienope

event: Design Miami.Paris

location: Hôtel de Maisons, Paris

collaborator: Apple | @apple

dates: October 22nd — 26th, 2025

Designers of Tomorrow jurors:

presentation curator:
Rodman Primack | Ago Projects

apple leadership:
Alan Dye | Apple
Molly Anderson | Apple

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