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When Chairs Become Extraordinary Sculptures

by Brendan L. Smith December 24, 2018December 18, 2018

The chairs in When Attitudes Become Chairs reveal how a decidedly utilitarian object can become something inspirational and new.

Wendell Castle portrait with A New Environment (2013) at Friedman Benda, New York (image courtesy Friedman Benda and Wendell Castle)
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Wendell Castle, a Legend of the Furniture and Design Worlds, Dies at 85

by Sarah Archer January 23, 2018

Castle was a classically trained craftsman who started making sculptural furniture, broke with traditional techniques, and forged a unique, often-playful aesthetic.

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A Designer Experiments with Digital Design, After 60 Years of Handcrafted Furniture

by Jason Andrew December 21, 2015December 26, 2015

Designer Wendell Castle has made a career out of challenging the boundaries that define art and furniture.

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Making Sense of a Biennial of “Makers”

by Sarah Archer October 1, 2014October 1, 2014

NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial is the closest thing you’ll find to a crowd-sourced exhibition on view in New York right now — perhaps anywhere.

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