From December 2, 2011 – February 25, 2012 Wrexler Gallery exhibits The Abstract Forms of Pablo Picasso & Wendell Castle. The Sun King among the work exhibited.
Category: chair craft
Sofa for two by Wendell Castle
Sofa for two by Wendell Castle on auction at Wright
Sofa for two by Wendell Castle
Wright will auction this 1967 stack-laminated walnut sofa by Wendell Castle (estimated between US $70,000 and $90,000) on december 15, 2011.
Update: Auction Result: $134,500
Pré Lou Read by Philippe Starck, Eugeni Quitllet and Domeau & Pérès for the Royal Monceau Hotel
Lou Read is an exquisite handcrafted armchair designer by Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet and fabricated by Domeau&Pérès for the Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris. Watch it being made in this video by Sébastien Jousse:
Update November 30, 2011
I’ve altered the title of this post as a representative of Domeau & Pérès has informed me that the Royal Monceau Hotel chairs are not the same as the Lou Read chairs. Domeau & Pérès have been working closely together with Philippe Starck Studio to develop this chair for the Royal Monceau Hotel.
Thereafter the further development of the chair has been licensed to Driade who have coined the chair Lou Read. Interesting! Especially since one of the most influential blogs Designboom doesn’t seem to make the distinction between the two editions. Furthermore it is interesting the Driade website doesn’t seem to mention this particular chair although I have seen it in their Milan showroom in September 2011 and could only take this photo through the window:
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on November 30, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Enignum Collection by Joseph Walsh
Enignum is a chair collection by self-taught Irish designer Joseph Walsh. Combining art and craftsmanship, the form of each shape is dictated by the existing qualities found in wood. Pictured here are the Enignum Lounge Chair and the Enignum Chair III.
Via designboom.com
Update
If you have two avid contributors thousands of miles apart, it can happen they are working at the same subject at the same time. As I wanted to quote Joseph a bit more, I deemed it okay in this case to infringe on Julia’s work, rather than posting a comment.
In the Enignum series of work, I have stripped wood into thin layers, manipulating and reconstructing them into free form compositions. I then shape through these layers to reveal not only the honesty of the structure but the sculpted form which is a unique collaboration of man and material. The title derives from the Latin words Enigma (‘mystery’) and Lignum (‘wood’), for me they sum up the series: the mystery of the composition lies in the material.
Hah! Now I can ditch my draft;-)
Guido
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on November 21, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Aviator Chair by David Catta
This Aviator Chair by David Catta from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, will be issued in a limited series of 5 and has 3000 hrs of work in it. Amazing!
David:
After spending three decades creating product designs and manufacturing process solutions in the field of custom industrial furnishings, I have had the opportunity to pursue my personal interest in artistic integration of aluminum, steel, wood, and polymers. Travelling in Europe and the United States, I was inspired by the work of other industrial designer/artists such as Mark Newson, and manufactured art objects such as Herman Miller’ Aeron chair (on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York).
With the Aviator series, I aspire to create an industrial sculpture evocative of early aviation that is functional, yet engages the viewer to embark on a journey – a journey to explore it’s seductive curvilinear shape, the handcrafted technical details that become visible through a slow walk-around, and the inner workings and subtleties that are revealed through the semi-transparent suspension fabric.
I do my own work and aim to achieve the highest possible level of proficiency with each material. I’ve spent over 3000 hours on design, building prototypes, crafting components, and completing Aviator 1. The process requires the mastering of technical skills and getting into the right head space for each phase of work. The work requires each element to merge together in perfect harmony: my ability to personally work each material and “flow” into the next is a gift I cherish and feel compelled to apply to my art.
There is no doubt in my mind that I am doing the right thing at this point in my life.
David Catta
November 12th, 2009