About the Studio

Founded in 2023 by Ford Lininger, Fallingstar epitomizes luxury in locally crafted wallpaper and textiles. With 25 years of global design experience, Ford showcases his creative journey through Fallingstar. The collection was officially launched in May 2024. Each design embodies elegance, edge, and sparks joy. The brand is a collective of established artists and the best manufacturers. Additionally, Ford consults architecture and design firms and luxury brands such as Espasso and Barn in the City. Ford puts his passion, heart and soul into all of his projects.

Timothy Cummings was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1968 where he grew up in the midst of Spanish Catholic and Native American culture, fertile with religious imagery and iconography in the churches. Murals and retablos he saw depicting death, martyrdom, and Day of the Dead imagery influenced him as did the paintings of the Renaissance. Much of Cummings’s work addresses the issue of youthful turmoil, and the awkward moment between childhood and adulthood, of identity, of gender. Cummings is completely self-taught. Timothy is represented by Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, and Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco.

Michael Evert has sculpted portraits for art and industry in NYC since 1981. In addition to private commissions, he has collaborated with Ralph Pucci on portrait sittings with jazz greats, and, at the Museum of Arts and Design, with luminaries from the worlds of fashion and design. Until recently he sculpted noted fashion models from life for Pucci Mannequin, and interpreted the work of 2D illustrators to produce mannequins and dolls. He continues to work with furniture and lighting designers and is excited to join forces with Fallingstar on wallpaper projects. See his work atportraitsculpture.nyc, and@michael_evert.

Mitch Ferrin is a New York City based painter with over 30 years of experience in the art world. Mitch began his career as Style Director for Abercrombie & Fitch before transitioning to a successful career as a fashion model. His paintings are studies in light, color and the intimacy of human interaction with nature. Mitch is represented by Wilhelmina, New York. 
@mitchferrinpaintings |mitchferrin.com

Alison is a graphic designer, illustrator, painter, and Fallingstar’s Design Director. She has worked across industries, from book and magazine publishing to fashion, beauty and entertainment. Her portfolio includes everything from logo and packaging design, to book illustration and product development. She has a background in Art History and brings to Fallingstar not only 25 years of design experience, but also a deep knowledge and appreciation of art and design history. You can see her work at @alisonoliverdesign and alisonoliverstudio.com.

Juan Francisco Vera was born in Santa Fe, Argentina in 1969. He studied "Nude Morphology" with Painter César López Claro and exhibited pastel technique works in group and solo shows. He participated in Provincial and National Salons for drawing and painting. His exhibitions include Puro Diseño 2001; ArteBA 2002 (Laura Haber Gallery); Casa DEA 2002 (Tucumán, 2nd Prize); Expo Trastienda 2002 (Borges Cultural Center); Leiser Collection (Miami); Jorge Newbery Airport (Buenos Aires, 2003); and ArteBA 2003 (OdA Stand). He exhibited at MALBA Boutique and showcased works at Expotrastienda (Borges Cultural Center), Expoanticuaria (Sheraton Hotel), and Sofitel Hotel Boutique in 2003. In 2006, he exhibited at the Pueyrredon Museum (Buenos Aires). He created wood and iron sculptures for Casa FOA 2016 at Palacio Cabrera, Palermo. Now living between New York and Argentina his current focus in on ink drawings and paintings, which have been used to form his first design for Fallingstar.