Luxe Interiors + Design San Francisco Article Sep - Oct 2022

ARTIST BIO

Peeta Tinay grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was born into a family of creatives: her father a chemist by day and a jeweler by night, her mother a water color painter and dietitian. Art work from both parents and their friends filled the house throughout her childhood. Her grandfather was an inventor, keeping a fully functional foundry and pattern shop behind the family home. Roaming through his old work buildings was always an adventure. This early creative environment was fertile ground through which she came of age and discovered her life’s work.
From 1990 to 2000 at The Caning Shop in Berkeley California she was introduced to techniques involved in the restoration of wicker furniture. 36 years in this field has provided her with the backbone for the work she now creates.

Charm Bracelet Chandelier

In 2022 I created The Charm Bracelet Chandelier for Culture Object Gallery in NYC.

There are 30 handwoven lights and no two are alike. They are suspended from a chain with handmade round reed links that vary in diameter. Handwoven weights hang from the bottom of the chains to hold the ends straight. Also made were woven covers for 3" diameter brass balls that cover the junction points where clusters of lights meet. A metallic powder was added to the UV varnish that was applied to the 30 lights. This added an extra luster! The round reed chain links, woven weights and junction ball covers were all dyed with cellulose fiber dyes (two colors, dark pink and dark orange, a bit hard to see in the video.) and UV varnish (with no metallic powder) was applied.

The client who purchased The Charm Bracelet custom ordered an additional 16' of reed chain length and 4 additional woven lights. It now hangs in a 3 story interior stairwell floor to ceiling! How wonderful does that sound!?

Homo Faber Guide - Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship

In May of 2026 the Homo Faber Guide presented by the Michelangelo Foundation added the first installment of 215 US makers to the global platform. I am honored to be one of them. Homo Faber is designed to celebrate and promote international contemporary craftsmanship and its diversity of makers, materials, and techniques. I encourage you to check out the artist profiles. There is an astounding variety of incredibly talented, dedicated makers to their craft from around the world.

Homo Faber Guide