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Ashley J MacDonald
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Founder | Lead Design
Ashley is a mixed Cayuga and Austrian furniture designer from Niagara, holding an Honours degree in Furniture Craft and Design, an Advanced Diploma in Creative Problem Solving, and a Red Seal in Construction Framing. Her diverse experience spans the US and Canada, working in construction, fine art, theatre, and luxury furniture. Her work focuses on shape, material, proportion and adaptability. Form-driven functional pieces celebrate daily rituals we share and strive to create an emotional bond with their keeper through strong storytelling. Weaving themes of social justice, environmental commentary, street art, contemporary design through a lens of urban Indigenous and European roots.
Media + Shows
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IDS Toronto @ Studio North 2026 - Interior Design Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
2025 A Lower Horizon - https://laurenpirie.com/filter/installation/A-Lower-Horizon-2025various-compost-mulch-sand-biodegradable-cotton
2025 Oct/Nov - Buffalo Magazine feature
Form meets Function -https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-art-meets-function-in-indigenous-furniture-and-design/
2025 Feature Artist - Installation + Pop-Up
Rhythm and Roots Festival - Academy Park, Lewiston, NY
2024 Globe and Mail feature
Art meets Function in Indigenous Furniture and Design - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-art-meets-function-in-indigenous-furniture-and-design/
2024 Nuts & Bolts group show - Available Items Gallery- Tivoli, NY
2024 Find and Flip Art Auction - Habitat For Humanity - Buffalo, NY
2024 WABUZ Collection Launch - K ART Gallery - Buffalo, NY
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2022 Featured in Prototype/Studio North - Toronto Interior Show - Toronto IDS
2021 Featured on Google Digital Mainstreet Blog - Rompclomp Combines Fine Art and Furniture - Article here
2021 Commercial Project: Design + Build - De La Terre Cafe, St. Catharines, ON
2020 Pow Wow Pitch Semi-Finalist -Video here @ 26:26
2019 NYC X Design Week - Wanted Design Exhibition
2019 Featured on Design Milk Blog - WantedDesign’s Launch Pad 2019 Participants - Article here
2018 Commercial Project: Design + Build - Coles Restaurant, Buffalo, NY
2018 Installation Small Arms Society - Missisauga, NY
2017 Toronto Offsite Design Festival - Craft Ontario Exhibition
2016 Featured in Canadian Woodworking Magazine - Head of the Class - Issue 95
Email: ashley@ashjmacstudio.com | Phone: +1.905.960.2916