{"id":212001,"date":"2023-05-24T13:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&p=212001"},"modified":"2023-05-27T07:23:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T11:23:38","slug":"standout-2023-nycxdesign-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/standout-2023-nycxdesign-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Standout 2023 NYCxDESIGN Exhibits Worth The Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Parsons Circular sofa by Fong Brother Company, Bunn Studio\u2019s Platou armchairs, Susan Clark\u2019s Core coffee table. Photography by William Jess Laird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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May 24, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Rebecca N. Thienes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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7 Standout 2023 NYCxDESIGN Exhibits Worth The Buzz<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Editors and designers alike have playfully observed the NYCxDESIGN festival\u2019s weeklong celebration of design has expanded over the years, encompassing not just multiple weeks but, some might say, the entire month of May. Luckily, the extended schedule provides us with ample time to savor and admire the latest offerings. Here, Interior Design<\/em> recaps a selection of the year\u2019s outstanding NYCxDESIGN expositions, many of which are works by female-identifying designers and curators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interior Design is proud to unveil the 2023 NYCxDESIGN Awards winners<\/a>. Check out product, project, and student honorees, and <\/em>catch all the excitement on demand<\/em> on DESIGNTV<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slash Objects<\/a>\u2019s Unbroken<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cast-offs from the stone yard become covetable tables, chairs, and lighting for Slash Objects\u2019s Unbroken exhibition. New works by founder Arielle Assouline-Lichten<\/a> include Lino and Oni, the latter a green onyx-topped table with hand-finished aluminum legs. The pieces evoke genial characters while utilizing scraps of travertine, onyx, and marble twirled into tables fastened with custom-machined aluminum hardware as well as suspended celestial light fixtures that double as mobiles. Impeccable details and elegant forms made the collection a must-see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unbroken collection by Slash Objects in aluminum and remnant onyx, travertine, and marble. Image courtesy of Slash Objects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Arielle Assouline-Lichten of Slash Objects. Image courtesy of Slash Objects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Egg Collective<\/a>\u2019s Snake Eyes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Powerhouse trio Crystal Ellis, Hillary Petrie, and Stephanie Beamer of the firm Egg Collective<\/a> celebrate 11 magical years of crafting elegant-yet-functional furnishings. Three years in the making, their new collection includes standout pieces such as the Robins armchair with a sinuous powder-coated steel frame. Fortune tables incorporate totems and iconography like snakes (the symbol of infinity and love), honeycombs (sweetness), and hearts on hands (charity) on their surfaces. The Ouroboros sign, depicting a snake swallowing its tail, evokes the cycle of life, and the firm\u2019s collection reflects its dedication to rebirth and reinvention.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fortune table in burnished and polished stainless steel with symbolic inlays. Photography by Nicole Franzen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Anya stainless steel side table, Robins armchair, and Eden Leaf rug. Photography by Nicole Franzen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hillary Petrie, Crystal Ellis, and Stephanie Beamer of Egg Collective. Photography by Guarionex Rodriguez, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Marta<\/a> & Catalog Sale\u2019s Make-Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Back after last year\u2019s outr\u00e9 showing of toilet paper holders, Los Angeles-based gallery Marta unveiled a collection of Make-Do chairs against the industrial backdrop of a former medical facility on Manhattan\u2019s Chatham Square. A collaboration with auction house Catalog Sale, the group\u2019s 24 historic and contemporary ad-hoc pieces spotlight the creativity of its talent-filled roster, including Isabel Rower, Sarah Burns, and Chen Chen & Kai Williams. Tasked with fashioning seating using on-hand materials, the artists incorporated varied media\u2014from cardboard to discarded carpets to beaded car seat covers\u2014into their designs. Memorable pieces include Sarah Burns\u2019s slipper chair, featuring soft padding paired with pine slab, and CCKW\u2019s amalgam of materials unearthed in a recent studio move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chair by Brooklyn-based Chen Chen and Kai Williams crafted from the remnants of a recent studio move. Photography courtesy of Avi Kovacevich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cardboard boxes meant for the recycling bin instead form the structure of Isabel Rower\u2019s monolithic chair skimmed in stoneware clay. Photography courtesy of Avi Kovacevich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pine and padding become Sarah Burns\u2019s slipper chair. Photography courtesy of Avi Kovacevich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Radno\u0332r\u2019s Crafted By Nature<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a reason HBO\u2019s \u201cSuccession\u201d chose to film in Radno\u0332r\u2019s sophisticated apartment-like showroom on Manhattan\u2019s Upper East Side: The skyline views are stunning, but the furniture and accessories are even more elevated. For this exhibition, Radno\u0332r founder Susan Clark offered a textural, low-slung coffee table hewn from a single piece of Italian Siena marble. A rakish lounge chair by Bunn Studio with well-construed details like bleached maple inlay armrests affords deep repose and<\/em> a place for devices. Inaugural launches from the brand\u2019s Radno\u0332r Gallery program include chairs in ancient woods by Japanese maker Toshio Tokunaga that delight the eye and artwork by Abigail Booth stitched and printed with natural dyes. All pieces pair nicely with the sunset-saturated space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parsons Circular sofa by Fong Brother Company, Bunn Studio\u2019s Platou armchairs, Susan Clark\u2019s Core coffee table. Photography by William Jess Laird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Susan Clark of Radno\u0332r.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ganpi Shi chair by Toshio Tokunaga. Photography courtesy of Radno\u0332r.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Upon Further Reflection<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A true highlight of the New York design circuit, this moving show of fresh works by Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) female-identified creators merits best-in-show for this year. Held within 3.1 Phillip Lim\u2019s store and co-curated by Lora Appleton of the Female Design Council and Andrea Hill of Tortuga Forma alongside design alliance AAPIDA, the exhibition invited designers, artists, and makers to offer their takes on reflection and finding place within the historically white-centric United States. Bubbly, iridescent lamps by Brooklyn-based Rosie Li worked in concert with a tabletop mirror by Jean Lee (of Ladies & Gentlemen Studio), referencing the story of Narcissus. Knot guru Windy Chien pushed her work with new materiality such as flecked performance rope applied to transparent flame-polished acrylic strips. Kinetic wood forms by sculptor Pooja Pawaskar of Whirl & Whittle delighted. Urvi Sharma of INDO- offered a mirror obscured by swingy strands of ball chain nodding to traditional Indian architecture and jewelry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bubbly by Rosie Li. Image courtesy of Rosie Li.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hitching Post by Windy Chien. Image courtesy of Windy Chien.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Public Access<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Design was a walk in the park (literally) at Brooklyn\u2019s Naval Cemetery Landscape where the exhibition \u201cPublic Access\u201d is on display through June 3. For a continuation of the \u201cFurnishing Utopia\u201d exhibition, Jean Lee of Ladies & Gentlemen Studio tapped like-minded designers to explore design for the public good and communal use. Comprising 36 works from 39 designers, the showcase includes highlights like a squiggly rainwater collector by Vera & Kyte; an anthropomorphic habitat for bees by Grain; a lost and found station by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio; and a bike rack with attached circular stool co-conceived by Jonah Takagi and Pete Oyler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grain\u2019s bee habitat. Photography by John Daniel Powers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Peye Oyler and Jonah Takagi\u2019s bike stool. Photography by John Daniel Powers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bergen, Norway-based Vera & Kyte\u2019s rainwater collection system. Photography by John Daniel Powers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Give Take by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Photography by John Daniel Powers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sight Unseen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t call it a come-back: Jill Singer and Monica Khemsurov of Sight Unseen<\/a> have been ceaselessly triumphing independent designers since their founding in 2009. After publishing their book How To Live With Objects<\/em> in late 2022, the duo found time to curate and produce another lovely showing of design\u2019s emerging and established minds at Voltz Clarke\u2019s Lower East Side gallery in conjunction with artist Heather Chontos\u2019s colorful abstract paintings. Included works such as playful Tone tables in hand-dyed acrylic by Sohyun Yun; a stained glass table lamp by New Zealand-based Frangere, marking the return of the material once utilized by Tiffany Studio; and Danny Kaplan\u2019s newly launched ceramic furniture invite admiration. The best part: The shoppable show comprised new additions to the Sight Unseen Collection that can all be purchased directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guy table lamp by Frangere. Image courtesy of Frangere\/Sight Unseen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ceramic furniture by Danny Kaplan Studio. Photography by Sean Davidson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tone tables by Sohyun Yun. Photography by Sean Davidson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n