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WIP I
Jan 18 – 23, 2024
2325 3rd Street
San Francisco
Caleb Ferris
Fyrn
Ido Yoshimoto
Kate Greenberg
Medium Small
NJ Roseti
Office of Tangible Space
Oja Design
Prowl Studio
Sahra Jajarmikhayat
Studio Ahead
The Long Confidence
Yvonne Mouser
Archive, celebration, and dialogue are necessary pillars for a thriving design community. Rarely do we get to come together and showcase the diversity of craft, personalities, and backgrounds that the San Francisco design community holds. Yet, ours is home to a prolific scene of designers who share a love of physical creation and object-making. As the Bay Area creative scene evolves in real time, there are boundless possibilities for how it might bloom. For now, we are here to acknowledge its depth and say: it’s a work in progress.
Works In Progress I brings together the contemporary furniture design community in the San Francisco Bay Area: a group of studios, artists, and designers crafting tangible companions for living. Twelve contemporary furniture of a similar scale give way to a dialogue: it weaves through subjects of material, form, approach, and attitude, while elucidating the distinct personality and ethos of each design practice. Here, the participants have found a groove in the original, the introspective, and the off-center. We invite you to take part in the conversation.
Exhibition catalogue
Three Directions at Once Caleb Ferris Poplar, Paint, Silver Leaf 16” x 16” x 17.5”
Untitled Ido Yoshimoto Old Growth Redwood 22” x 25.5” x 15”
Hidden Earth Kate Greenberg and Sahra Jajarmikhayat Glass 12” x 12” x 17.5”
Moto Chair Medium Small Ash, blackened 17.5” x 23.5” x 34”
All Over Again #3 NJ Roseti Baltic Plywood, Maple Veneer, Mahogany Veneer, Maple, Acrylic Paint 13” x 13” x 24”
Abigail Chair for Thirdkind Office of Tangible Space Laminated Plywood 18” x 19” x 26.5”
Roughsawn Stool Oja Design Charred white oak 11.5” x 14.5” x 18”
Exposure Therapy stool Prowl Studio Stainless steel and 3D knit (wool and recycled polyester mix)
Pin Chair The Long Confidence White Oak, Upholstery 17” x 15.5” x 26.5”
Archways Armchair Yvonne Mouser Ash 22” x 24” x 23”
Sheep Stool Studio Ahead Merino wool felt from Northern California sheep 14” x 12.25” x 18.25”
The Shorty Fyrn North American Hardwood in stained Charcoal Black, Matte Silver anodized aluminum brackets, Signature Natural Coal Leather 17.75” x 16.5” x 17.5”
