Batten and Kamp

Batten and Kamp is the collaborative art and design practice of Alexandra Batten (b. 1990) and Daniel Kamp (b. 1991), an Aotearoa New Zealand-born duo who create conceptual furniture and sculptures. Their work blends organic and artificial elements in meticulously crafted, minimalist compositions. Drawing on science fiction, natural history, and the primordial, their creations explore contrasts—bolting angular chairs to raw boulders, dripping delicate neon lights from aluminum branches, and immortalizing flowers in titanium. At times precarious and thought-provoking, their works challenge notions of comfort and progress, while others evoke calm, reflecting the natural landscapes of their Aotearoa upbringing. In 2023, Design Anthology recognized them as the leading emerging designers from the Asia Pacific region. In 2024, they debuted Titan, a pair of monumental lounge chairs, alongside the announcement of their representation by the world’s leading design gallery Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

Batten and Kamp have exhibited globally, including solo shows at Art Central Hong Kong (2022), Novalis Art Design (2021), and Design Art Tokyo (2020) where they won the Design Art Tokyo Under 30 Award. They have participated in many group exhibitions including with Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris, Objective Gallery in Shanghai, and Love House in New York. Their work has been featured at prestigious fairs such as PAD Paris, and Art Basel Hong. Commissions include projects for the Palace Museum of Hong Kong and Art Central. Their works are in the permanent collection of OMM Museum, Turkey, currently on display in the institution’s fifth-anniversary exhibition, Creatures of Comfort.