STOOLS from the JF Chen Collection, by Marta& JF Chen.
STOOLS and its contents are artful reminders that, despite immediate recognition of form—the identification of a stool, as such—there is no single language of creation or fabrication. We know an object is for sitting because the spirit of its design invites the body to do so. Through this intuitive dialogue, the stool becomes a mirror in which the everyday is reflected, observed, and made endlessly new. - Marta
The exhibition includes over 120 stools at two sites.
Josef Hoffmann
Isamu Noguchi and Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Yrjö Kukkapuro
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
Thonet and Phillip Lewis
There are many "Attribution Unknown" which is fitting for the humble stool.
I'm a sucker for rope seats.
Eames X 3
Stacy Dukes and Tokukichi Kato
Unknown but FLW-ish
Isokon in the middle
In addition to curating the exhibition and forthcoming catalog, Marta is hosting a portion of the exhibition at their Echo Park Gallery.
George Nelson and friends
Marcel Breuer
On view at JF Chen’s C Project and at Marta until June 18, 2022