Studio Furniture: The Next Generation
New trends in studio furniture are on display in this exhibition of fifteen young artists. The artists, recent graduates of notable furniture programs, merge the traditions of studio furniture--fine craftsmanship and limited production--with experimental materials and concepts. The result is a convergence of art and design in furniture that prompts reconsideration of our relationships with everyday objects. Curated by Dean Wilson, head of the furniture design program at MCAD, and featuring a fully illustrated catalog with an essay by Edward Cooke Jr., professor of American decorative arts at Yale University.
KAY chair
Process
Sourcing used billboard was the first of many challenges presented by the vinyl. Having a custom printed clean, centered image not pieced together would have streamlined the process. Further investigation revealed mass volumes of discarded billboard.
Initially the first prototype started with the desired shape of the shell. In order to accommodate the complex curves, with un-yielding billboard a sewn seam had to be added across the seat. Coming before the material’s needs was design.
The final chair became about a design that would accommodate the billboard, without excessive sewing resulting in a mono wood shell and a simple base to compliment.
KAY Chair description: A formed mono wood shell upholstered in recycled vinyl billboard over high-density foam. Lightweight tubular stainless steel frame.
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