Sunday, September 5, 2010

A Question

Can furniture, or any household object for that matter, be considered art?  This was a question once posed by TIME Magazine in the mid-50s and it is still a relevant question.  My answer is a definite yes.  Take a look at the following "ordinary objects" and decide for yourself.

The following examples are from a collection currently on exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Umbrella Stand
Hector Guimard

MYTO chair
Konstantin Grcic


Streamliner Meat Slicer (model 410)
Egmont Arens and Theodore C. Brookhart

PLUMEN low-energy lightbulb
Nicholas Roope and Hulger


Leaf Light
Yves Behar
GA 45 Pop Automatic Record Player
Mario Bellini
Chaise Louge
Marcel Breuer 


Desk
Hector Guimard 
Cubo Adjustable Chair
Johannes Larsen
Pillowcase
Claire Wagner Kosterlitz
Child's Wheelbarow
Gerrit Rietveld
Toast Rack
Christopher Dresser 
Cabbage Chair
nendo and Oki Sato 





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