Design Miami Paris 2024

Carpenters Workshop Gallery is pleased to present a collection of works by three acclaimed artists–Vincenzo De Cotiis, Marc Newson, and Marcin Rusak–for the second edition of Design Miami/ Paris at L’hôtel de Maisons. Combining the finest craftsmanship with innovative approaches to materials, form and aesthetic, the booth celebrates contemporary masterpieces of functional art and collectible design. 

Among the highlights is DC1824 Floor Lamp by Vincenzo De Cotiis, a sculpture made of hematite and cast brass – one of the artist’s signature materials. Complete with a neon light fitting, the work’s unconventional, angular composition encourages a dialogue between recovered elements and futuristic surfaces through its framework.  

Also on display is De Cotiis’ DC2002 Coffee Table, a sculptural piece carved from a single block of cosmic black granite. This artwork rejects high polish in favour of the stone’s natural texture, allowing its mineral variations to disrupt conventional perspectives and foreground the urban semiotics of cities in a monochromatic, alluring form.  

Marcin Rusak’s Vas Florum 13 (Flos Monstruosus) explores the cut flower industry’s genetic manipulations through 3D-printed flowers cast in bio-resin. This sculpture critically examines our desire to manipulate and commodify floral beauty, juxtaposing manmade hybrids with wild plants to question the essence of natural fertility.  

Marc Newson’s Pod of Drawers draws inspiration from early 20th century French cabinetmaker André Groult. This piece is Newson’s second riveted aluminium creation after the LC1 chaise longue–first designed in 1986–and utilises a similar technique of applying hand-beaten, cut aluminium pieces over a fluid fibreglass form.  

In parallel to Design Miami/ Paris, Carpenters Workshop Gallery Paris hosts concurrent solo exhibitions of two artists: Wendell Castle, revered as the founding father of the American Art Furniture Movement; and Roger Herman, who intertwines ceramics and painting to unveil an assemblage of colour and texture. Their respective exhibitions, Cantilever and From California With Love, open September 26 – 20 December 2024, explore each artist’s distinctive contribution to contemporary art and design.