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Carnegie Museum of Art
The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has acquired INDUSTRY designer Jens Praet’s “Shredded Collection Side Table: Details Edition.” Praet’s “Shredded Collection,” exclusive to INDUSTRY, consists of a series of five limited edition designs–a bench, side table, console, shelf and a large table–created by mixing shredded and recycled magazines and confidential documents with a clear resin to create usable furniture. The idea for the series grew out of the designer’s concerns about sustainability and the amount of waste paper being generated globally. For the “Details Edition” Side Table, Praet shredded and recycled surplus back copies of Details Magazine to create a functional object.
“The Shredded Series Side Table: Details Edition is an elegant and compelling object that is at once minimalist in form and excessive in its material and subject matter,” said Dawn Reid, Curatorial Assistant, Decorative Arts & Design at the Carnegie. “Jens Praet’s table will provide an anchor within the Carnegie’s collection as we continue to explore issues of green design and sustainability. We’re delighted to add it to our collection.” See more of Jens Praet’s work here.
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Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, the world’s largest glass museum, has acquired a unique Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen “Multi-Vase Lamp” for its permanent collection. For this piece, the INDUSTRY designers–known for their innovative and often whimsical reuse of common, everyday objects–used disparate pieces of recycled glassware to create a functional light design.
“The Multi-Vase Lamp is a great addition to the Museum’s collection of lighting, which begins with the unique and mass-produced oil lamps of ancient Roman times,” said Tina Oldknow, the museum’s Curator of Modern Glass. “Remy and Veenhuizen’s focus on reuse and on the production of the unique object reflects exciting new directions in contemporary design.” See more Remy & Rene Veenhuizen’s work here.
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Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum has acquired London-based INDUSTRY designer Tom Price’s limited edition “Meltdown Chair: PP Tube #1.” The chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into an arranged stack of common plumbing tubes. The ends of the tubes melt and fuse together as they come into contact with the heated former, leaving a pattern of irregular holes on the surface of the molded seat. The PP Tube #1, which is also produced in a limited edition black version, forms part of a series of chairs (the “Meltdown Series”) created using the same technique with different materials.
“The Department of Architecture, Design & Graphics is thrilled to have acquired Tom Price’s Meltdown Chair: PP Tube #1, thanks in part to the support of the Design Council of the Denver Art Museum,” said Darrin Alfred, the museum’s Associate Curator, Architecture, Design & Graphics. “Price’s Meltdown series speaks loudly and with vigor of the possibilities of seemingly disposable and worthless materials… Materials that are all but invisible in contemporary culture, a society that is so often obsessed with newness and novelty. His unique process juxtaposes mass-production with hand-craftsmanship, resulting in pieces that escape convention and offer yet another perspective on our extensive use of plastic.” See more of Tom Price’s work here.
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High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has acquired INDUSTRY designer Mathias Bengtsson’s
“Plywood Slice Chair.” Known for his cutting-edge designs made of industrial and high-tech materials, Bengtsson constructed the chair from an assemblage of horizontal cross-sections that stack together into a uniquely lateral profile. Laser-cut to a thickness of only 3mm, each individual layer resembles a two-dimensional abstraction more than it does a hi-tech component. The limited edition chair is also produced in aluminum.
“The High is thrilled to have Mathias’ important work Plywood Slice as part of our collection,” said Sarah Schleuning, the High’s Curator of Decorative Arts & Design. “What drew me to the work was the sculptural grace of the form. The use of thin strips of plywood also references the use of veneers as seen in many of the historic decorative arts objects in our collection, such as the John Henry Belter Sofa (1855-1860) and the Marcel Breuer Chaise Longue (1936). This creates dynamic opportunities for us to visually connect various moments in design through common links.” See more work by Mathias Bengtsson here.
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The Exploratorium Museum
San Francisco
INDUSTRY is pleased to announce The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco
has acquired two FlexibleLove! seats.
Museum of Modern Art
New York
A FlexibleLove! seat can also be seen in the Material Lab of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
“The coolest chair in the universe” is available exclusively in the U.S. at INDUSTRY. To see the full collection and to watch entertaining videos of FlexibleLove! accordian seating, please visit www.industrygallerydc.com.
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