Aspen Golann is an artist & furniture maker blending furniture forms with sculpture and social practice.

Trained as a 17th-19th century woodworker, Aspen explores gender and power through the manipulation of iconic American furniture forms. She teaches furniture design at The Rhode Island School of Design, holds a degree from The North Bennet Street School, and teaches craft workshops internationally.

Her work has been featured on NPR and PBS and published in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Remodelista, Hyperalleric, This is Colossal, Elle, Luxe, Fine Woodworking, and American Craft.

She has received support for her work from The Windgate Foundation, The United Artists Foundation, Winterthur Museum, The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship and others. She is the recipient of the 2023 Award in Craft from The Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation and the Mineck Furniture Fellowship from The Society of Arts & Crafts.

In 2020, Aspen founded The Chairmaker’s Toolbox—a project fostering access and equity in the field of chairmaking. In support of the project, she has partnered with museums, schools, and chairmakers around the world.

Born and raised outside of Boston, she now lives and works in New Hampshire.

Aspen serves on the boards of The Chairmaker’s Toolbox, A Workshop of Our Own, The Furniture Society, and The Society of Arts + Crafts.