In Residence: Michele Oka Doner

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  • Like a fossil embedded in stone, the art of internationally renowned sculptor and designer Michele Oka Doner is imprinted into the fabric of her SoHo loft home.
    Instead of walls, Oka Doner’s elegant studio apartment is shaped by the flotsam and jetsam of conch shells and minerals, separating the kitchen from the lounge, and dried bark and petrified tree roots that divide the piano from the dinning table.
    For the latest In Residence the Miami Beach native opens her home, where we see gold, bronze, clay, wood, wax and paper-the earth’s raw materials-which form the foundation of her art.
    Oka Doner’s work ebbs and flows between the handmade and the organic, inspired by world histories and folklore. “The sheer breadth of her interests and influences made for one of the most fascinating conversations of my career,” says episode director Max Hemmings. “She makes such remarkable connections-everything from Herbert Read to Ötzi the Iceman-as if drawing on a whole library at will.”
    Naturally occurring shapes and patterns are a key theme in Oka Doner’s work, perhaps her most famous being A Walk On The Beach, a one-mile stretch of tropical seeds and 9,000 unique aquatic bronzes embedded into a terrazzo floor in Miami International Airport. The designer’s many projects also decorate her sizeable apartment. On the far wall is an enormous ink drawing of mother-of-pearl under a microscope. Hanging near the entrance is Soul Catchers, a 450-piece collection of glazed porcelain skulls that have the appearance of being eroded away by ocean currents. Just like her home, Oka Doner’s enduring 40-year career is an homage to the outside world and a celebration of the planet’s natural resources.
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  • @wyleong4326
    @wyleong4326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    To see a beautiful woman, whose aged and yet retained her child-like wonder for the world... that magic she speaks of, in hope people do find it in them sometimes.

  • @TheLexay
    @TheLexay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    I admired her, even more, when she said that her first language was the beach, the amulets.. the things we first observed when we were a child. Beautiful Michele!

  • @briana14333
    @briana14333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    NOWNESS is pure brilliance. The cinematography and music are always on point!
    This woman and her space are lovely. She looks content and her space feels well lived and loved.

  • @christanne1
    @christanne1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've never heard of this artist until now and suddenly I have a new love. Everything about this Lady (in the true sense of the word), is grace personified. In a time when the world is closing in around us, I would love to see life through her eyes. What ever happened to that bit of 'magic' I used to keep in my pocket....

  • @madlynnavlet6504
    @madlynnavlet6504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    one of the most inspiring home interviews
    i’ve seen.
    supreme.

  • @Nhoj31neirbo47
    @Nhoj31neirbo47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    A childlike sense of newness and wonder is a valuable quality to carry through life.

  • @staygrateful3512
    @staygrateful3512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    aaaaah i love how she speaks, from the heart, from the soul. I admire her

  • @lucianaarnaud8311
    @lucianaarnaud8311 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    So beautiful and tender to the senses.
    It left me wondering what the house smelled of...

  • @mndsph4530
    @mndsph4530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how she said English was not her first language but the natural sounds that children get to know and she carried that well into adulthood.

  • @oliverdexx7031
    @oliverdexx7031 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Debussy in the background is all love.... and apparently his studio served as the movie set for "Ghost" .... just wow

  • @arlinejernigan
    @arlinejernigan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I have been obsessed with her and her work lately, so I am extremely happy that you did this video.
    In resident is my favorite series, I’m going to hundred again it again

  • @rosagapi
    @rosagapi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    What a sweet lady in an incredibile house! And the music You choose... I like to think that the house itself chose its own soundtrack...

  • @GG-yn6jw
    @GG-yn6jw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely stunning! It's so organic, rich in bringing the earth and its elements inside,,the rooms feel alive with nuances of what once lived! Art is a form of expression, this house is expressing itself,,,,,,,,,🤲

  • @NS-oi8eq
    @NS-oi8eq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry.

  • @velvetindigonight
    @velvetindigonight 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating woman and her 'space'.................... Thought provoking and 'true life' affirming................. there be 'magic here'.......... for those with eyes to see and hearts to feel................................
    Thank you Enjoy!

  • @philip3153
    @philip3153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is so beautiful it’s making me cry

  • @tetzelleprizes
    @tetzelleprizes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I really like this In Residnece series. I hope you continue to produce this ♥️

  • @paulbateman858
    @paulbateman858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love Michele's words, magical stuff for an artist to hear ;)

  • @MrAndrewChung
    @MrAndrewChung 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    she is beautiful and full of grace

  • @jodollman8136
    @jodollman8136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Her space is beautiful. I personally wouldn't care for the skull collection but, I know my daughter would adore it.

  • @heysquimble
    @heysquimble 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    *THIS.THIS IS WHAT I CALL RICH. NOT SOME TEENS WASTING STUFF ON EXPENSIVE BRANDS THAT DOESN'T MAKES SENSE*

    • @BlondieYouTube
      @BlondieYouTube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Dude stop shouting, I'm right next to you.

    • @tranzco1173
      @tranzco1173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "I never feel confined when I'm here": Lives in 20,000sq. ft. Church like structure with floor to ceiling windows and 40 ft. ceilings.

    • @jodawgsup
      @jodawgsup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tranzco1173 These people are delusional.

    • @tranzco1173
      @tranzco1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jodawgsup Yes, like the tiny house alternative off-grid channel were people live in a 1200 ft sq. house in Malibu California that costs 5 million dollars. They all believe they somehow "rejected" mainstream consumerism,
      but love the conspicuous consumption of showing off their toys and stuff.
      This channel is "I live in a modest humble 10,000 sq. foot castle in London, or a 800 year old marble cathedral in Rome, and I'm not materialistic, just a normal person with my own style." Some of them are beautiful but the pretentiousness and ostentatiousness makes me nauseous.
      I still watch it though, I like looking at people homes, even if it's an episode of Hoarders. Although - technically - this is a variation on Hoarders.

    • @jodawgsup
      @jodawgsup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tranzco1173 Very true, especially "They all believe they somehow "rejected" mainstream consumerism,
      but love the conspicuous consumption of showing off their toys and stuff" this bit.

  • @matocv
    @matocv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Always looking forward to these posts! Her home is splendid!

  • @juanmonedero3069
    @juanmonedero3069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ....NO SE PUEDE TENER MAS SENSIBILIDAD.....ES INSUPERABLE...MICHEL OKA...TRASMITE PAZ Y SABIDURIA...UN SALUDO INFINITO DESDE ESPAÑA

  • @kateforsyth1371
    @kateforsyth1371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Marvelous. Like I’m listening to my soul speak as another person or a master teacher singing a beautiful lesson. Truly lovely.

  • @pamelaroebuck1079
    @pamelaroebuck1079 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have preserved the magical child who always finds the beauty and wonder of found objects.

  • @lindsayashton
    @lindsayashton 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish you showed her kitchen! The coolest part of her home that she designed!

  • @andrewsemple692
    @andrewsemple692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this series so goddamn much!!! Have been watching since 2014, keep em coming 😍

  • @MyOddSentiments
    @MyOddSentiments 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    beautiful! I missed this series.

  • @indikatillakaratne9634
    @indikatillakaratne9634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know her (yet to google her name) Thank you lady , what a beautiful and rich culture she's got! Thank you !!! xxxxxxxxxx

  • @roritta1000
    @roritta1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could listen to her speak all day and night

  • @bluewaterpines8323
    @bluewaterpines8323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for inviting us in.😌

  • @ccbphoto
    @ccbphoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes please! Such a gorgeous home and cool person!

  • @evelyntan5588
    @evelyntan5588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my idols...

  • @toosense
    @toosense ปีที่แล้ว

    My home is full of natural objects too and I absolutely love the comfort of my cave. ❤

  • @robertpritchard9962
    @robertpritchard9962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    "I never feel confined here, in my 8,000 square foot apartment"

  • @seinundzeiten
    @seinundzeiten 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    wow, what a fantastic cave...

  • @julianhazlett3270
    @julianhazlett3270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this so much.

  • @_MSD75_
    @_MSD75_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So wonderful.

  • @Gebriel
    @Gebriel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    out of everything I saw, now i want my radiators to swirl around my columns!

  • @ASIT7TR
    @ASIT7TR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    stunning home... love it... this apartment, the roomy spaces remind me of the apartment of Demi moore in film Ghost..

    • @ryanhines4782
      @ryanhines4782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is the apartment from Ghost

  • @MrPhotodoc
    @MrPhotodoc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I want more!

  • @azurieone3002
    @azurieone3002 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!!

  • @marquamfurniture
    @marquamfurniture 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Exquisite!

  • @RachelSwanDesigns
    @RachelSwanDesigns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such an interesting space.

  • @valeriesalcedo8228
    @valeriesalcedo8228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pure magic

  • @mgoskay
    @mgoskay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is a poet

  • @reiztersalagan
    @reiztersalagan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    claire de lune was very moving, and with the arts featured. just wow

  • @Danuta628
    @Danuta628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    SOHO magic !!!
    She’s wonderful
    Looks like the same loft GHOST (1989) was filmed in ♥️

    • @Starkardur
      @Starkardur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah it totally reminds me of that but apparently Ghost was filmed in a studio but this might as well be the flat used as an inspiration to design that space.

    • @anonymouse5910
      @anonymouse5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Starkardur see the remarks above!

    • @swoonbabystarrynights
      @swoonbabystarrynights 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was filmed here!!! :)

  • @Patizm
    @Patizm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Life is there to be experienced.

  • @litaletuzidepa7173
    @litaletuzidepa7173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heavenly 😭❤️

  • @cliffordl.2943
    @cliffordl.2943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your home and you.

  • @crowquilltarot
    @crowquilltarot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Exquisite.

  • @lovelifementoring5399
    @lovelifementoring5399 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful 🥰

  • @fifthcarcrash
    @fifthcarcrash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    aww debussy sweet voice and tree bark artworks so beautiful ㅠㅠ 예뻐

  • @lukethomas658
    @lukethomas658 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    She and her home are so interesting.

  • @elharoussebilal2636
    @elharoussebilal2636 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely ❤

  • @ETIENNE8100
    @ETIENNE8100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Majestic

  • @johntuffin3262
    @johntuffin3262 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Both she and the flat are very interesting and very beautiful .

  • @allisonfithianruby5778
    @allisonfithianruby5778 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoy all these videos, but I wish the music was not so loud. It always makes it hard to hear the speaker.

  • @vocalchords3609
    @vocalchords3609 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pity the music overpowers her words.......what a beautiful person!

  • @comchapeu
    @comchapeu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:11 best shot

  • @d.m.uu.8776
    @d.m.uu.8776 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    good job

  • @evelyngodoyotarola9368
    @evelyngodoyotarola9368 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    please make more videos

  • @maryloureeve9938
    @maryloureeve9938 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s massive.

  • @SkepticalChris
    @SkepticalChris ปีที่แล้ว

    It's the apartment where Ghost (1990) was filmed.

  • @11kindpunk11
    @11kindpunk11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    💙💙

  • @thomaslaine2118
    @thomaslaine2118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The editor here skipped some bars of Claire de Lune, argh. (at 1:10)

  • @TheKayaklover
    @TheKayaklover 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like the apartment where the movie GHOST was filmed.

    • @ichabodcrane2959
      @ichabodcrane2959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They built a replica of this loft to film Ghost

  • @darby1208
    @darby1208 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that the succession "Shiv" Roy home?

  • @conversacionesconmipadre
    @conversacionesconmipadre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "I never feel confined here..." [in my kazillion feet apartment]. God!

  • @srowe311
    @srowe311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this the apartment in the movie Ghost?

  • @MissPerriwinkle
    @MissPerriwinkle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg georgous.................

  • @alexandermartin3849
    @alexandermartin3849 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Her loft/apartment looks similar to the movie"ghost" specially the staircase.

  • @vasileiospapacharalampos6189
    @vasileiospapacharalampos6189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unic

  • @shinbi6009
    @shinbi6009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I usually hate the use of greek columns because its tacky on mcmansions and in poor taste but its appropriately done in her apartment. Looks lovely inside.

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      These are probably original cast iron columns in the loft. They were (still are ) supporting columns in the buildings (in Soho/Chelsea/lower Fifth Avenue neighborhoods in NYC) that were used for commercial/manufacturing purposes and needed high ceilings and large open floor spaces. They are not just ornamental - they have a very important purpose.

    • @robyndismon394
      @robyndismon394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MTMF.london I thought the EXACT same thing. Thank u 4 clarifying the use of the columns in these beautiful architectural gems. Happy Spring. 😜

  • @thelegendrubyrodd
    @thelegendrubyrodd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Must be nice

  • @michaelhenicker
    @michaelhenicker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would not mind living in a “cave” like that

  • @filoflin5345
    @filoflin5345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    love the series absolutely stunning quality but sorry to say it there is only one thing I cannot stand and that is the enormous amount of pretentious drama

  • @lizlrocks
    @lizlrocks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow.. i-

  • @morthgog
    @morthgog 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy shit

  • @margietalk
    @margietalk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    01:30

  • @agnieszkapasinska8314
    @agnieszkapasinska8314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤗😉🤔🤝🌎❤️🌍❤️🌏

  • @lauramarkovic5307
    @lauramarkovic5307 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like her place and what she says, but I dont like the bird skulls. To have anothers skull, even if its a bird... and many of them.. it freaks me out. I cant relate to that part.

  • @amyvandermerwe6382
    @amyvandermerwe6382 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @hsiaojuunouyang5503
    @hsiaojuunouyang5503 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    first language trees bones

  • @navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940
    @navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The moral here is HAVE MONEY

    • @InnaIvchenko
      @InnaIvchenko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Majority of the homes of those who have money are relatively tasteless and soulless.

    • @SamStone1964
      @SamStone1964 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The moral here is do what resonates with you.

  • @lestudio76
    @lestudio76 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Claire de Lune makes this video

  • @14daik
    @14daik 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    is she a witch?

    • @valvacious2793
      @valvacious2793 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dek - she is a sculptor by trade.

  • @wachapo
    @wachapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    cavewoman?

  • @amanaskarizad
    @amanaskarizad 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    art of a privileged!

  • @ETIENNE8100
    @ETIENNE8100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Majestic