Simone Brewster is a British artist working at the intersection of contemporary art, design and architecture.

Black and white close-up of a chess king piece.

Through sculpture, furniture, painting and installation, she explores how objects and spaces shape identity, memory, belonging and cultural inheritance.

Trained in architecture before studying Design Products at the Royal College of Art, Brewster approaches making as a way of understanding how people inhabit the world. Her work brings together architectural thinking, material experimentation and cultural research to create objects that exist between sculpture and function.

Drawing on Black British and Afro-Caribbean histories, her practice examines the ways culture is embedded within the spaces we occupy and the objects that surround us. Rather than illustrating these histories directly, she creates forms that invite reflection, offering new ways of understanding ourselves and our environments.

She describes this approach as creating intimate architectures—objects and spaces that mediate our relationship to ourselves, our environments and one another.

A woman with long braided hair, wearing a beige t-shirt and tan pants, sits on a turquoise platform in front of a turquoise background. She is posed with her left arm resting on the platform and her right arm on her knee. To her right are modern, geometric wooden and black objects with various shapes and sizes, displayed on turquoise stands.

Simone Brewster is a London-based British artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, furniture, installation, painting and jewellery.

Originally trained at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, Brewster later completed an MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art. This architectural background continues to inform her understanding of scale, material and the relationship between people and space.

Alongside her studio practice, Brewster regularly contributes to public conversations around art, design and cultural representation through exhibitions, lectures, panel discussions and writing.

A modern black side table with a round white marble top and three sculptural black bases. The table is placed on a concrete floor against a plain white wall.

Collections

Brewster's work is represented in both public and private collections

Public Collections

Victoria and Albert Museum
London Museum
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Walker Art Gallery

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Three modern sculptures in a gallery, made of textured materials with geometric shapes and bold colors, arranged on a wooden platform.

Selected Exhibitions

Recent Exhibitions include:

PLATFORM: Simone Brewster — Design Museum, London (2026–27)

Reset: Abstraction Embodied in Design — Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C. (2026)

The Shape of Things — NOW Gallery, London (2023)

Spirit of Place — London Design Festival (2023)

Temple of Relics — London Festival of Architecture (2025)

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Selected Publications

Brewster's work and ideas have been featured in international publications exploring contemporary art, design and architecture. 

Photograph of Simone Brewster standing outdoors among colorful sculptural installations, with trees and a few people in the background. Article in The New York Times on artist Simone Brewster and her public art installation in London.
Artist Simone Brewster is wearing gold jewelry, including earrings, a large ring, and a necklace (designed by the artist), poses for a Vogue photoshoot against a light pink background. Feature for Black British Jewellery Design in Vogue.
Magazine article featuring artist Simone Brewster, with a colorful outdoor public art installation, Temple of Relics, and her portrait on the right.
Two pages of a magazine spread. The left page features text about Simone Brewster and her art, with an abstract painting. The right page shows two photographs: one of colorful sculptures outside, and one of the artist in her exhibition.
Geometric shapes and circular designs in wood, metal, and black accents, feature image for Disegno magazine.
Simone Brewster, sitting at a table with white sculptural objects and books, in front of a green wall with black and white art pieces, next to a feature article in Elle magazine. Features small totemic sculptures designed for public art installation.
Artist Simone Brewster sitting on a colorful abstract rug with geometric shapes in red, blue, green, and yellow, looking up at the camera. Photo for HYPEBEAST magazine feature. Article that discusses Brewster's design work with Habitat.
Artist Simone Brewster featured in Dezeen magazine with a photo of her sitting in front of her artwork (a bench made of ebonised wood that forms a part of a sculptural furniture series).
Artist Simone Brewster sitting in a room with a large bookshelf filled with books, wearing a colorful patterned dress and brown boots, with a speaker and plants nearby. Artist featured in Financial Time's How To Spend It.

Selected publications

The New York Times
Financial Times HTSI
Wallpaper*
Disegno
Design Anthology
Crafts
House & Garden
Elle Decoration
HENI News

Alongside her studio practice, Brewster regularly speaks at museums, universities and cultural institutions on themes including identity, material culture, architecture and representation within contemporary art and design.

Selected engagements include:

  • Victoria & Albert Museum

  • Design Museum

  • Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

  • Royal College of Art

  • London Design Biennale

  • Crafts Council UK

  • Walker Art Gallery

"Working across scales—from jewellery to architectural installations—Brewster continues to explore how objects can carry cultural memory while imagining new possibilities for belonging, care and collective identity."

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