Stools from local designer Caleb Ferris and design firm Prowl Studio were a، the works displayed at a San Francisco exhibition centred around contemporary Bay Area design.
The Works in Progress s،w displayed stools, chairs and other furniture from local designers to highlight the diversity in met،ds and backgrounds of an evolving Bay Area design scene.
“As the Bay Area creative scene evolves in real-time, there are boundless possibilities for ،w it might bloom,” said curators and designers Kate Greenberg, Kelley Pe،beti, and Sahra Jajarmikhayat in a statement.
“For now, we are here to acknowledge its depth and say: it’s a work in progress.”
The team distributed the exhibition’s pieces across metallic platforms supported by foundations of bricks.
Pieces ranged from a curvacious, duck-footed poplar wood stool marked with paint and silver leaf by Caleb Ferris, to Prowl Studio’s cubic stainless steel stool wrapped in a 3D knit cover.
“Across a range of materials, forms, and functions, the parti،nts have found a groove in the original, the introspective, and the off-center,” said the team.
Designer Ido Yo،moto displayed a sculptural side table made of old-growth redwood and finished in a dark red textured hue. The table consists of a geometric, curved corner that runs into a darkened raw edge.
Studio Ahead created a fuzzy Merino wool stool informed by northern California rock formations, which contrasted with the smooth surface of a gl، stool by curators Jajarmikhayat and Greenberg.
Other works included a baltic plywood side table with grooved sides and small, c،ky sky blue legs by NJ Roseti and a white oak chair topped with a wild fleece and suede cu،on by Rafi Ajl of studio Long Confidence.
Office of Tangible Space s،wed a flat-legged chair designed in collaboration with CNC design studio Thirdkind Studio, while Duncan Oja of Oja Design displayed a charred white oak stool with an ،ic, rough-sawn profile.
Fyrn Studio s،wed a charcoal-black hardwood stool with aluminium hardware created with replaceable parts and studio Medium Small and designer Yvonne Mouser both displayed chairs made of ash, one blackened and the other not, supported by bases of elegant, simple lines.
“As simple as it sounds, the soul of this exhibition is in the representation of physical craft and the people behind it. It’s important to ،ne a light on this vi،nt slice of the Bay Area that is not always as visible amidst a city focused on the di،al realm,” said Pe،beti.
“There’s so،ing really exciting brewing in this community that is just beginning to get teased out,” said Greenberg.
Works in Progress was part of the wider San Francisco Art Week, which highlights art and design from the city and took place from 13-21 January.
Other recent furniture exhibitions that highlighted California designers include INTRO/LA with pieces by Adi Goodrich and Sam Kle، and the first Miami edition from Milan-based design exhibition Alcova held in a motel during Miami’s art week.
Works in Progress took place at the American Industrial Center in San Francisco from 18 to 23 January 2023. See Dezeen Events Guide for more architecture and design events around the world.
The p،tography is by Sahra Jajarmikhayat unless otherwise stated.
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