Norman Kelley

Norman Kelley, LLC (b. 2012) was founded by Carrie Norman and Thomas Kelley. The practice was established in 2012 and is operated jointly between New York City and Chicago. Their work re-examines architecture and design’s relationship to vision and prompts its observers to look closely.

Clients and affiliates of the practice include Aesop, American Academy in Rome, Architectural League of New York, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Art Department, Early Learning Foundation, Volume Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Columbia University, and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, among others.

The practice has been published in Log, Avery Review, MAS Context, Architect Magazine, Cultured, Domus, Dezeen, Wallpaper, Frame, and Design Milk, among others.

The practice has contributed work to the 14th Venice Architecture Biennial (2014) and the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial (2015). The practice was a recipient of the Architecture League of New York Young Architect’s Prize (2014). Their design work, which includes a collection of American Windsor chairs, is currently represented by Volume Gallery in Chicago.

Carrie Norman (b.1984) was born in Los Angeles, California in 1984. She received her M.Arch from Princeton University and her B.Arch from the University of Virginia. Norman is a licensed architect and an adjunct assistant professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning. Previously, Norman was a Senior Design Associate with SHoP Architects in New York.

Thomas Kelley (b. 1984) was born in Canberra, Australia in 1984. He received his M.Arch from Princeton University and his B.Arch from the University of Virginia. Kelley is the recipient of the Peter Reyner Banham Fellowship from SUNY Buffalo and the Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome. He is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Architecture. Previously, Thomas has worked for Brasil Arquitetura Studio in São Paulo and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill in Chicago.

Available Work

Sam Stewart

Night Light #4 / 2018

Plywood, MDF, lacquer, LED, acrylic

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E-Collar / 2022

Cotton, steel, paint, horsehair, electrical components

Images Courtesy Samuel Spreyz for Novembre Global

2.50h x 23.50w x 23.50d in

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Privacy Screen / 2022

Stainless steel

76h x dimensions vary

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Lefty #000-12 / 2022

UV epoxy resin plastic

73h x 22w x 14d in

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Yeeted Image / 2022

Stainless steel, trampoline springs

38h x 48w x 34d in

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Extended Release / 2022

Polyvinyl fabric, air

26h x 126w x 44d in

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Dad Joke / 2022

Aluminum

25h x 77w x 19d in

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Sleepyhead / 2022

Plywood, asphalt shingles, versatile plastic, acrylic

72h x 72w x 6.50d in

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Lamellae Lamp / 2021

Made in collaboration with Victoria Yee Howe, Hand-pleated, unbleached muslin, steel

27h x 15w x 15d in

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Lamellae Lamp / 2021

Made in collaboration with Victoria Yee Howe, Hand-pleated, unbleached muslin, steel

27h x 15w x 15d in

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Receiver / 2020

Ripstop nylon, fiberglass, rubber

Unique

3h x 18w x 5.50d in

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Bulb / 2020

Ripstop nylon, fiberglass, rubber

Unique

48h x 26w x 26d in

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Lungs / 2020

Ripstop nylon, fiberglass, rubber

Unique

25h x 10w x 7d in

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Liferaft / 2020

Ripstop nylon, fiberglass, rubber

Unique

11h x 76w x 40d in

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AE350 / 2020

Ripstop nylon, fiberglass, rubber

Unique

4h x 15w x 10d in

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Shed / 2020

Ripstop nylon, fiberglass, rubber

Unique

18h x 7w x 7d in

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Night Light #3 / 2018

Plywood, MDF, lacquer, LED, acrylic

13h x 18w x 8d in

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Night Light #2 / 2018

Plywood, MDF, lacquer, LED, acrylic

14.50h x 9w x 9d in

Norman Kelley

Comb-back Side Chair / 2013

Maple

Unique

21.25 x 22.25 x 36.5H inches

Norman Kelley

Rod-back Side Chair / 2013

Maple

Unique

20 x 20.25 x 51H inches

Norman Kelley

Tall Stool / 2013

Maple

Unique

18.75 x 14.25 x 23.5H inches

Norman Kelley

Step-down Arm Chair / 2013

Maple

Unique

21.5 x 22.5 x 36H inches

Exhibitions

Fairs