My name is Niaya Nix, and I am the Communication Design Intern at Noël Copeland. It was previously named MoNoCo Design, but Mr.Copeland changed it. Multiple art companies used that exact, or similar name. In fact, several months ago when I searched “MoNoCo,” Google would auto-correct to the name of a more popular design company. With the previous name, it would have been extremely difficult to get his brand off the ground. Kind of like opening a lingerie shop called “Victoria’s Secrecy” when Victoria’s Secret is Internationally known.
Noël Copeland sells handmade ceramics, sculptures and paintings. The self-titled company is owned by Noël Copeland, a veteran artist. It was opened in 1990, is small and privately run. He has operated from the Brooklyn Navy Yard for many years now. Most of his clientele are people in their 30s with disposable income. Many of them are female as well.
Mr. Copeland doesn’t have much information about him available online. But, I did find two articles. Neither of which are from the news, but they’ll do. The first is from NYC Culture of Arts. Its about a commissioned ceramic mural done at PS 212 in Queens. It describes the name of the piece, Mr. Copeland’s inspiration, the number of designs (10), and a small bio. The second article is from Lehman College Art Gallery, and describes a glass installation on the Nereid Avenue Station. Like the NYC Culture of Arts article, it describes Mr.Copeland’s work, and inspiration. It also gives him a second page that has a very detailed biography describing the various galleries he has had his work displayed at.
