“Is there anything better than a crafted object that quite literally omits a warm embrace? Daegan Wells exceeds all expectations in the Venn diagram where craftmanship meets grace, with a high dose of cozy. The outcome isn’t just righteously lovely, it’s also utterly humane.
For Objectspace his three ‘Made for the Home’ blankets and rugs seem to gently remind us to be kind to ourselves, and to each other. To own one of these works is to submit to a world where the objects we love don’t just look good, they ask us to feel good too.”– Kim Paton
Daegan Wells
‘Made for the Home’ Rug, 2025
Hand-processed wool fleece from pet sheep, cotton warp
750 x 500mm
Edition 2 of 3
$970
We’ve commissioned five unparalleled makers to create their own unique series of Objectspace limited editions for Weekly Objects 2025. All proceeds go to the artist and Objectspace. Win. Win.
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Artist Bio
Daegan Wells graduated with a Master’s of Fine Arts from Ilam School of Fine Arts, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury in 2015. Through his archival and sculptural practice, Wells uses narrative to address political, environmental, social and cultural events from recent history. Recent exhibitions include: Because of Where I Live, Gus Fisher Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, (2025); What thrives on these soils (group, curated by Sophie Davis), Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery, Heretaunga Hastings, (2025); Finest Fushias, William Hodges Fellowship Exhibition, Waihōpai Invercargill, (2023); Local Makers (The Project, curated by Micheal Do), Aotearoa Art Fair, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, (2022); World made of Steel, made of Stone, (group, curated by Abby Cunnane), The Physics Room, Ōtautahi Christchurch, (2021); Caught; slack and taut, Laree Payne Gallery, Kirikiriroa Hamilton (2021) and Bush Coat, Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Te Whanganui-a- Tara Wellington (2020).
