A compact table made for the work-from-anywhere era, a new Greenpoint bar, a minimalist ashtray inspired by public parks, and more
,” the latest exhibition at the design gallery Superhouse, features contemporary and historic furniture, lighting, and textiles in its vitrine-like space. It’s almost a game to figure out which pieces are new and which are archival, since all of them speak to the expressive, conceptual, and craft-oriented moment in art furniture we’re in. Think ceramic side tables adorned with hundreds of dimples and a bright-orange chair that looks like a ripped-paper pop-up.
At the time, “the West Coast did not have the heavily Eurocentric influence on woodworking and most craftspeople were inventing their own definition of furniture,” Maruyama recalls. “seemed to be the thing.” But it wasn’t well received by her woodworking colleagues, who laughed when they saw the piece. “I was kind of embarrassed so I never showed anyone this work, and it has been hiding at my mom’s house all this time.” Through March 5.
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