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] 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. Across a range of materials, forms, and functions, the participants have found a groove in the original, the introspective, and the off-center.
[Works in Progress] is comprised of 12 contemporary furniture pieces collected together under one roof. By placing works of similar scale in adjacency, a dialogue unfolds. It weaves through subjects of material, form, approach, and attitude, while elucidating the distinct personality and ethos of each design practice. We invite you to take part in the conversation.
Curated by Kate Greenberg, Kelley Perumbeti, and Sahra Jajarmikhayat
