What are we supposed to do with the thousands upon thousands of obsolete objects, products – household DESIGNS – that earn this bittersweet status of being put out to pasture? The SVA MFA Design / Designer as Author + Entrepreneur’s first year students taking the 3D imaginings class taught by Kevin O’Callaghan have been planning a retrofit festival of household wares that will take you back and forward at the same time.
The exhibit opened just yesterday and will remain on view for two weeks at the SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street. Below are just a few of the stunning offerings.
Chair made from typewriter. Mohammad Sharaf
Recycled junk mail. Marjorie Lin
Wood type chair. Nham Wongpradu.
Encyclopedia fireplace. Najeebah Al-Ghadban
Marble chair. Patricia Sanchez.
Celluloid chandelier. Eivor Pedersen.
Film camera hangers. Mingu Lee (top). Snail mail stuffed couch. Gilad Foss (bottom)..
Rotary phone tableware. Sasha Prood
Switchboard breakfront. Megan Daley.
Playboy bed set. Luisa Velez.
45 rpm chair. Reham Ibrahim.
See it live at SVA Gramercy Gallery.
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Steven Heller is the co-chair of the SVA MFA Designer /Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program, writes frequently for Wired and Design Observer. He is also the author of over 170 books on design and visual culture. He received the 1999 AIGA Medal and is the 2011 recipient of the Smithsonian National Design Award.View all posts by Steven Heller →