Modern Revivals: Contemporary New Zealand Furniture
The Pick Up Sticks chair, designed by Simon James.
The Tréology sideboard, designed by Haast Credenza.
The Chamfer coffee table, made from American ash timber by Designtree.
Wellington’s The Dowse presents an exhibition features award-winning, New Zealand-designed furniture that draws upon the lines and functionality of modernist twentieth century design. The designers represented in Modern Revivals address 21-century concerns of dwindling resources, sustainability, space, cost and comfort.
The exhibition features more than 20 pieces of furniture, including work by Simon James, Nathan Goldsworthy, Designtree, Well-Groomed-Fox, David Moreland, Douglas and Bec, Clark Bardsley, Timothy John, Tréology, Neal Smith, Tim Webber, Candywhistle, Jamie McClellan, Duncan Sargent, Y.S. Collective and Fitzsimons.
Operating as craftspeople within a commercial market, these designers occupy a space between mass production and individual handcrafting. They produce everyday objects such as chairs, tables and lamps with careful attention to the function and beauty.