Tactile Matter

Tactile Matter is the Los Angeles studio and shop of artist, ceramicist and illustrator Kenesha Sneed. The shop sells prints, textiles, ceramics and curated objects, all rooted in Sneed's graphic, shape-driven visual language, the same bold forms and blocks of color that run through her illustration work. The business is online-only; there is no retail storefront, and orders ship from Los Angeles.

Published contact is by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and the brand posts on Instagram as tactilematter. Tactile Matter was featured in New York Magazine's Strategist roundup of Black-owned home decor businesses in 2020. One thing worth knowing before you order: the site is live with current product listings, prices and a working cart, but the footer copyright still reads 2021, so the shop may only be restocked intermittently.

It is worth sending an email first if you have your eye on something specific. For anyone who wants a piece of artist-made work for a shelf, a table or a wall, this is a small studio selling its own things directly. Take a look at what is in stock or send a note.