Shanel Campbell

Brand: Bed on Water
Website: www.bedonwater.nyc
Instagram: @bedonwater

Shanel Campbell was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Campbell received a BFA in Fashion Design from Philadelphia University, and afterward returned to New York and interned for Louise Goldin, Kith, and Thakoon. Campbell then completed the Fashion Design and Society MFA program at Parsons School of Design. Upon finishing the MFA program, Campbell completed a 2-month artist residency in Ecuador and taught sewing, design development, and thesis courses throughout the Parsons BFA fashion program for two years while developing and launching Bed on Water.  

Bed on Water is a multidisciplinary art house creating limited production runs of garments, accessories, artwork, and objects. All garments are produced in-house and locally. Bed on Water is a Black and female-owned brand based in New York City inspired by Afrofuturism, spirituality, and time. Campbell’s goals include opening brick-and-mortar shops in New York City and Los Angeles and launching a no-cost, art and fashion-focused residency program providing access and education to developing creatives.  

Campbell has dressed notable figures including Tracee Ellis Ross, Samira Wiley, Kelsey Lu, Summer Walker, Amandla Stenberg, Solange, and Junglepussy, and has been featured domestically and internationally in Allure, Essence, Fader, i-D, Paper Magazine, Teen Vogue, WWD, and more.