Artist:
Sunhwa KimTitle:
FlowerMaterials: Fiberglass, Micro Suede Fabric, White Pearl Paint
Dimensions: 16"H x 14.5"W x 14"D
Artist Statement: The chair exudes warmth, happiness and energy. This comfortable and elegant piece of furniture will make you feel very special.
Artist:
Cosmo BarbaroTitle:
JeanieMaterials: Fiddleback Mahogany, African Mahogany, Nu-buck leather, Wenge, Maple
Dimensions: 17"L x 20"W x 36"H
Artist Statement: I designed
Jeanie for one of my clients that matches a secretariat.
Artist:
Jeff MillerTitle::
988 ChairMaterials: Mahogany, Stainless Steel Screws
Dimensions: 35"H x 30.5"W x 28.5"D
Artist Statement: Although it looks like anything but,this chair started out as an experiment in comfortable 3-dimensional contours, which makes a nice contrast with the perception of discomfort.
Artist:
Ross AnnelsTitle:
EchinoidMaterials: Carved, punched and burnt Silver Ash, laminated Jarrah and turned Silky Oak
Dimensions: 1800* 510* 530 mm
Artist Statement: A sea urchin shell form the Philippine ISS was the inspiration for
Echinoid. On its shell, the uneven ordering of the attachment points for the spines provides a strong constrained decorative pattern.
Artist:
Tom SkaggsTitle:
Arch ChairMaterials: Cherry, ebonized Walnut, Eucalyptus Wood with Ebony inlay and Black Leather Upholstery
Dimensions: 40" x 32" x 52"
Artist Statement:
Arch Chair is a curvilinear expression of more traditional forms of chair such as the Morris Chair.The arching armrests follow the curves of the arch supports and provide a natural curving rest for one's arms.
Artist:
Melody ArmstrongTitle:
Chair Grouping PendantsMaterials: Sterling Silver, hand dyed Silk, Citine, Iolite, Amethyst, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Tourmaline, and patina
Dimensions: 3.8 x 6.5 x 2 mm
Artist Statement: I am inspired to create unique and precious functional objects in miniature. Featuring the three chairs together, demonstrating how one idea can evolve progressively.
Artist:
Harriete Estel BermanTitle:
Material IdentityMaterials: Recycled Tin Cans
Dimensions: 38.25"H x 17.25"W x 14"D
Artist Statement:
Materials Identity symbolizes our personal search for identity in our material culture.
Artist:
John ThoeTitle:
Linnea SetteeMaterials: Cherry
Dimensions: 34"H x 45"W x 23"D
Artist Statement: Fitting a chair rail requires custom fitting one side to fit to a second on rear legs.
Linnea Settee requires all 4 points to fit together and allowing for the slope of the legs to do it.
Artist:
Pat MorrowTitle:
FootstoolMaterials: Genuine Mahogany, Lacewood
Dimensions: 10"H x 14"W x 10"D
Artist Statement: Beautiful yet whimsical
Footstool has hand-carved design on the legs painted with milk paint. Each piece in the structure is angled and joined with wedged through tenons.
Artist:
Brian FerrellTitle:
Side ChairMaterials: Ash, Steel, Steel Cable
Dimensions: 16" x 15" x 45"
Artist Statement: Completely invisible connections anchor
Side Chair into the wall.
Artist:
Ross AnnelsTitle:
SaplingMaterials: Silky Oak or Australian Lacewood (solid and steam-bent) with pyrography and etched upholstery
Dimensions: 1800* 720* 540
Artist Statement: Landscapes dreaming the wild, a vegetative stillness that inspires. Would that we heard this sapling story...
Artist:
Claudie BastideTitle: S
a MajesteMaterials: Unique piece Paper Mache, Polyester, Resin, Oil, Paint, Varnish on wooden structure
Dimensions: 110 x 70 x 60 cm
Artist Statement: Claudie Bastide, a French artist has been developing since 1995 a very personal expression using chairs to talk about life, people, art and... herself.
Artist:
Ellie RichardsTitle:
Red RodsMaterials: Wood, Concrete, Paint
Dimensions: 10 Chairs:Largest-120" x 3.5" x 3.5" Smallest-4" x 3.5" x 3.5"
Artist Statement: The Red Rods are a set of blocks found in a Montessorri classroom as a part of the Sensorial learning equipment. In this version of the Red Rods are elongated chair forms encased with cement standing unnervingly tall.
Artist:
Hongtao ZhouTitle:
TranslationMaterials: Wood, Fabric
Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 37
Artist Statement: Open this book-bamboo book; it is translated into a cantilever chair. Sit on a beautiful poem.
Artist:
Sabiha MjuabaTitle:
Bharatanatyam Dancer ChairMaterials: Cherry, Paint, transfer Gold Leaf, Bells
Dimensions: 41" x 27" x 24"
Artist Statement: Chairs seem anthropomorphic... this one celebrates the South Asian dance of its title with the cobra hand gesture and the lotus flower of the back rest.
Artist:
Brian FerrellTitle:
Cable ChairMaterials: Padauk, Painted Wood, Artificial Leather, Steel Cable
Dimensions: 38' x 26" x 36"
Artist Statement: Cables tighten as you ease yourself into this two-legged chair.
Artist:
Ross AnnelsTitle:
Gnutheru ChairMaterials: Silky Oak or Australian Lacewood (solid, steam-bent and laminated) with embroidered and etched upholstery
Dimensions: 1100* 600* 500mm (approx)
Artist Statement: Gnutheru expresses the complicated white/indigenous relationships in my local region, and my hope for cross-cultural connection to place. Gubbi Gubbi words for the non-human are overlaid with a white rationalist grid, resulting in a surprisingly powerful combination.
Artist:
James ThurmanTitle:
Reading ChairMaterials: Recycled Books
Dimensions: 46" x 39" x 40"
Artist Statement: The "Reading Chair" is featured in the McMuseum of Anthropological Archaeology's recent exhibition of "Ancient 21st Century Art-i-facts." It is thought to be a ceremonial throne where 21st century information consumers would sit to consume information.
Artist:
Cosmo BarbaroTitle:
Minimal StoolMaterials: Poplar, Milk Paint, Aluminum
Dimensions: 15"L x 15"w x 28"H
Artist Statement: The design for this piece was inspired by minimalism and is a continued experimentation with polished aluminum.
Artist:
Claudie BastideTitle:
La VestaleMaterials: Hammered zinc on the seat,paper mache and polyester resin on a metal structure, oil painting and varnish.
Dimensions: 95 x 40 x 50 cm
Artist Statement: A character in ancient Egypt that keeps the hearth.
Artist:
Christopher PoehlmannTitle:
Red RockerMaterials: Aluminum with a powder coat
Dimensions: 36"H x 24"W x 48"D
Artist Statement: Red Rocker is primarily designed as a cartoon of a typical Adirondack rocker, simplified and exaggerated in its form.
Artist:
John ThoeTitle:
Neo Arm Bar StoolMaterials: Cherry
Dimensions: 44"H x 24"W x 23"D
Artist Statement:
Neo is my most recent chair and barstool design. The legs are set 1.5" deeper than my other designs that have a more classical stance; consequently the armrests are 1.5" longer as well.
Artist:
Emily CainTitle:
Her SovereigntyMaterials: headdress- Polyurethane insulation foam, Glass Marbles, Brass Tubing, Roving, Spray Paint
Dimensions: 5" x 10" x 10"
Artist Statement: A woman sits in a regal pose wearing a crown that she has made for herself, and rests on a piece of luxurious furniture that is now deteriorating. Her body is draped in black velvet, her gaze turned downwards in contemplation.
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Sitting Pretty Part 2About the Curators: Glen G. Guarino, Guarino Furniture Designs holds a MA in Studio Furniture. He taught on the high school level for 32 years and has been an adjunct professor in the Fine Arts School of William Paterson University since 2001. His art has been juried into museum and gallery exhibits. Glen also designs furniture for corporate and private clients. His furniture has been featured on "
State of the Arts," and in a number of publications. Glen is a Signature Artist at Noyes Museum of Art. Marie works with Glen as his publicist.
Title:
BiancaMaterials: Rescued Northern Catalpa
Dimensions: 28"H x 19"W x 36 3/4"L
Photographer: Justin Guarino
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