LDF17: Faye Toogood?s Trade Show Exhibition
For LDF17, Faye Toogood turns the idea of a "trade show" on its head with a one-of-a-kind exhibition.
Turning the concept of a ‘trade show’ on its head, Faye Toogood selected 50 leading creatives, from a wide range of disciplines, from furniture design to art and photography and presented each of them with one of her signature Spade chairs ? created for this project in a special limited-edition sandcast-aluminum. In return, she asked them to donate a piece of their own work ? the donated work formed her Trade Show exhibition at the London Design Festival in the Garage Gallery in Brompton, where Toogood launched her debut furniture collection – and the original Space Chair ? in 2010.
As well as a play on words that subverts contemporary design festivals, The Trade Show draws on the tradition of artists supporting each other through mutually-beneficial trade, exchange, and barter. The site-specific exhibition was a calm, contemplative retreat from the organized chaos outside its doors.
Soojin Kang’s project The Tactility of Seating uses weaving to create a new perspective on chairs. When this chair is upright it is functional, with a cloak-like blanket attached to its back. In this configuration, the function of both the rug and the chair is compromised, forcing the viewer to contemplate the form, texture and materials of the piece.
It was no doubt with a wry smile that Rolf Sachs donated Sisiphus ? his spade with a hole cut thro...
Turning the concept of a ‘trade show’ on its head, Faye Toogood selected 50 leading creatives, from a wide range of disciplines, from furniture design to art and photography and presented each of them with one of her signature Spade chairs ? created for this project in a special limited-edition sandcast-aluminum. In return, she asked them to donate a piece of their own work ? the donated work formed her Trade Show exhibition at the London Design Festival in the Garage Gallery in Brompton, where Toogood launched her debut furniture collection – and the original Space Chair ? in 2010.
As well as a play on words that subverts contemporary design festivals, The Trade Show draws on the tradition of artists supporting each other through mutually-beneficial trade, exchange, and barter. The site-specific exhibition was a calm, contemplative retreat from the organized chaos outside its doors.
Soojin Kang’s project The Tactility of Seating uses weaving to create a new perspective on chairs. When this chair is upright it is functional, with a cloak-like blanket attached to its back. In this configuration, the function of both the rug and the chair is compromised, forcing the viewer to contemplate the form, texture and materials of the piece.
It was no doubt with a wry smile that Rolf Sachs donated Sisiphus ? his spade with a hole cut thro...
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