Tom Caycedo is a Michigan based maker & designer. Tom received a BFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design ‘19, and an MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art ‘23. Through world building and object narrative, Tom is focused on dissecting thematic dualities in agnosticism & faith, order & chaos, ether & matter. His interest in philosophy and making are tightly bound as he also grapples to explore the concept of ‘object oriented ontology.’ By means of fabricating artifacts with intrinsic persona, Tom is able to imbue meaning through material context, formal symbols, companion objects, and expressive image making. He believes that a gradual unraveling of these manifestations allow for the true identity of the work to come to the forefront.