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| 'Shade L' By grassland (2010) Natural Grass Object. Real grass on fabric lamp shade proportioned to be used as a hanging swag lamp. |
Another Chicago Art Event, 360 SEE is showing "On the wall & On the floor," an annual design exhibition. Each artist and designer participating has created a free-standing or tabletop piece and a piece for the wall. All of the results on display in some way embrace the sustainably-minded media-choice philosophy of the gallery and are works constructed with reclaimed, re-purposed, responsibly-sourced and even living materials.
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'Eleanor' By Jesse Hooker (2009) Salvaged antique yellow pine and original rear seat from a 1969 Ford Mustang fastback 48"L x 24"D x 24"H, sits 18"H featured with steel Pastorals 11/06/09 - 12/15/09 |
Furniture maker and artist Jesse Hooker creates functional works out of reclaimed wood and has started to incorporate metal into his pieces. Hooker is exhibiting a mirror and console pair made of reclaimed English Sycamore and salvaged iron. The pieces, titled 'Scholes' and 'Bogart,' were named after the intersecting streets where the iron for the pieces was sourced.
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| 'Tired Lounge' By Leo Kempf (2010) FSC Birch, recycled tires 25"W x 31"H x 50"L On the floor & On the wall 2 9/2/10 - 10/16/10 |
Designer Leo Kempf, an "On the wall & On the floor" veteran, has traded in his cardboard furniture designs for newly-designed pieces made of FSC certified Birch and repurposed tires . Kempf created a rocking recliner upholstered with tension-woven reclaimed tire strips and a wall mantle inlaid with tire treads.
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| 'Current Lamp' By Kara Bartelt (2010) Tillandsia kolbii air plants on a white glass orb with CFL grow bulb 12" in diameter On the floor & On the wall 2 9/2/10 - 10/16/10 |
Architect and designer Kara Bartelt creates design objects incorporating living air plants into her pieces. Bartelt is exhibiting both a functional lamp and decorative wall piece with living air plant elements.
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| 'Untitled: Chevrolet' By Joel Hester (2010) Salvaged Chevrolet truck metal collage on steel 55.5"L x 26"H x 2"D On the floor & On the wall 2 9/2/10 - 10/16/10 |
Designer Joel Hester continues to show his modern furniture pieces made of reformed vintage car metal and steel at 360SEE. Hester is exhibiting a coffee table made from the hood of a mid-century Chevy truck and a wall covering collage of Chevy truck metal pieces.
