A Riff on Beads
After returning from a trip to Japan in 1994, I felt inspired by much of the textile design I had seen there. Steve (Ford) and I were looking for new cane ideas as well as new jewelry forms to work …
Author: David Forlano
In 1988, David Forlano began collaborating with Steven Ford on jewelry design under the name City Zen Cane. As early innovaors in the medium, their polymer production work from this period was characterized by bright colors and complex caned cross sectional patterns. Today, Ford and Forlano integrate polymer with precious materials primarily making one of a kind pieces under their own names. In May, 2005, David moved west to live in Santa Fe, NM. He has a studio there, and continues to collaborate with Ford, sending work back and forth across the country.