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—“Many of my favorite things...”

Including a glass pendant by iconic American artists Jeff Zimmerman and James Mongrain, produced in collaboration with the Museum of Glass, Tacoma.

“By using ceramics, I act as an archivist, preserving and commemorating my culture and influences.” —Roberto Lugo⁠
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In an exclusive interview on the R & Company website, artist Roberto Lugo’s discusses the deep cultural influences and personal experiences shaping his latest ceramic vessels, ‘Tupac in Living Color’ and ‘Biggie in Living Color.’ ⁠
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Inspired by his Philadelphia upbringing and the iconic figures, ’s work intertwines Hip Hop culture, historical art forms, and personal memories, using portraits and sculptural elements such as chains and graffiti tags to symbolize overcoming adversity and preserving cultural heritage.⁠
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Read the full interview: link in bio.

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Our 'Present Objects' Digital Catalog is now live! Featuring a selection of available art objects from our current exhibition, this Digital Catalog proves that good things (and great gifts) do come in small packages. Explore it here:

R & Company – Present Objects Digital Catalog - Page 1 Present Objects exhibition gift guide catalog

Join us this week at , Booth G31!⁠
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Explore our booth online: link in bio.⁠
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Join us this week at , Booth G31!⁠
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Explore our booth online: link in bio.⁠
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1. Studio Job, Tondo, 2021, printed glass.⁠
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2. Jeff Zimmerman, Crystal Cluster, 2020, blown glass.⁠
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3. Hun Chung Lee, Stool, 2022, glazed ceramic.⁠
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4. Katie Stout, Table lamp, 2022, ceramic.⁠
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“The trip became an intimate encounter with a society that was⁠ written in gold. I realized that the all-American icons I was familiar⁠ with had become a part of a past culture that dominated the world; relics, items of history, all gaining patina, dust, and wear.”— Job Smeets ⁠
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In 'American Job,' on view at 64 White Street, creates a collection of monumental bronze sculptures and drawings that reflect this new reality, while remaining relevant in the contemporary climate and preserving ever-important references to the American dream.⁠
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Discover more: link in bio.⁠
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Studio Job, ‘Las Vegas’ illuminated sculpture, 2019-22, patinated and hand-painted bronze.

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The work of Arline Fisch is some of the most sculptural and technically innovative jewelry of its time. By weaving metal with groundbreaking techniques such as knitting, braiding, and crochet, Fisch created highly influential wearable works.⁠
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Fisch was born in Brooklyn, New York. She studied in the United States and Denmark, receiving multiple Fulbright Grants. Fisch also attended Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, where she discovered pre-Columbian textiles. In 1961, Fisch began a long career at San Diego State University, where she founded the Jewelry and Metalsmithing department and began weaving metal with groundbreaking techniques, creating wearable works. At the time of her inclusion in 'Objects: USA' (1969), she was making body ornamentation that plunged from neck to knees. Fisch retired from teaching in 2000 and received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal the following year.⁠
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On view in 'Born Too Tall: California Women Designers, Postwar to Postmodern.' Learn more about Arline Fisch: link in bio.⁠
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Arline Fisch, Floating Square Brooch and Bracelet, 1987, in 14K gold, 18K gold, and sodalite. Photo by Clemens Kois⁠
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Indoor/outdoor with .la and .⁠
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Unique hanging pendant in blown glass, with applied glass crystals. Designed and made by Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2022.⁠
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See more by Jeff Zimmerman: link in bio.⁠
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Katie Stout, Slab floor lamp, 2021, ceramic.⁠
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Look closer: link in bio.⁠
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Bookshelf in rosewood with reverse-painted glass doors. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, circa 1954.⁠
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Discover more designs: link in bio.⁠
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"I use materiality, form and texture to engage the primeval, instinctive brain, juxtaposing our built, rectilinear, hard, flat world with a confluence of biomorphic, asymmetrical forms."—⁠
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Discover 'Rogan Gregory: Imperfect Truth' this Thursday, Sept. 29, 6-8 PM, 64 White Street, as part of the .⁠
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Learn more about the exhibition, on view through Oct. 28: link in bio.⁠
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Over the course of his career Verner Panton (1926-1998) introduced a series of modern chairs and lighting with personalities unlike any of his Scandinavian contemporaries. ⁠
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Discover more by : link in bio.⁠
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Verner Panton, Large "Flower Pot" Pendant. Designed 1971. Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Enameled steel.

NOW OPEN | Over ten years in the making, 'Joaquim Tenreiro: Tectonic Master' presents never-before-exhibited masterworks by the leading mid-century modernist designer, responsible for shaping the new visual vocabulary that has come to define Brazilian modern aesthetics.⁠
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This commanding exhibition features over 20 coveted works which illuminate his distinct place in the history of design, and provides a unique chance to experience Tenreiro's visionary environments as they existed in the homes of Brazil's most affluent tastemakers.⁠
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Opening Event | Friday, Sept. 9, 6-8 PM, 64 White Street.⁠ RSVP: link in bio.⁠
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OPENING TOMORROW | 'Imperfect Truth' is Rogan Gregory's () most definitive exhibition to date, capturing the depth and range of his creative output and boundless imagination.⁠
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From sculptural lighting and sensuous seating to evocative sculptural works and complete living environments, these works blend visual and material vocabularies to dynamic and compelling results.⁠
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Opening Event | Friday, Sept. 9, 6-9 PM, 64 White Street.⁠ RSVP: link in bio.⁠
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"Weird things happen in the middle of the night." —Rogan Gregory⁠
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"Traces of those woozy hours — balanced with a flair for immaculate finishing that he demonstrated in his former career as a fashion designer — can be seen in his show that will take over the ground floor of R & Company’s White Street space in TriBeCa, from Sept. 9 through Oct. 28. With about 25 works, 'Rogan Gregory: Imperfect Truth' is his third exhibition at the gallery."⁠
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Read more of ' feature on in the : link in bio.⁠
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Photo: Alex Welsh for The New York Times

"Traces of those woozy hours — balanced with a flair for immaculate finishing that he demonstrated in his former career as a fashion designer — can be seen in his show that will take over the ground floor of R & Company’s White Street space in TriBeCa, from Sept. 9 through Oct. 28. With about 25 works, 'Rogan Gregory: Imperfect Truth' is his third exhibition at the gallery."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/style/rogan-gregory-designer.html

While You Are Sleeping, Rogan Gregory Gets His Ideas The fashion-turned-furniture designer lets his creativity flow from wherever.

Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999) was a polymath who designed the world around her, from lamps to houses, with undisputed mastery. She created objects, rooms, and full environments with a unique approach that combined funkis (Swedish ‘functional’ modernism) and ‘California cool,’ engendering a brand of modernism that has stood the test of time.⁠
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In 1951, she stated that the needs of contemporary living were “… not a superimposed style, but an answer to present conditions. That is why it is! It has developed out of our own preferences for living in a modern way.”’⁠
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Discover designs by Greta Magnusson Grossman: link in bio.⁠
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1. Curved sofa, 1941-42, ivory bouclé upholstery with button tufted backrest.⁠
2. Floor lamp, 1948, enameled aluminum on a chrome-plated steel base with two cone-shaped shades.⁠
3. "Palimino" lounge chair with original hand-woven upholstery on a wood frame.⁠
4. Single dresser, 1952, walnut on wrought iron legs.⁠
5. Desk, 1952, walnut, wrought iron, laminate.⁠

The R & Company Archives hold two collections of documents related to master craftsman and designer . These materials have been acquired over the past 20 years from many of the original owners of Tenreiro’s work in Brazil, who saved both the furniture and the documentation around it due to their astounding quality. ⁠
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Among these is a slide collection from studio shots and of Tenreiro's store, shown here.⁠
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The R & Company Archives are open by appointment. For more information, click the link on bio or please email: [email protected]⁠
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to our 2021 outdoor exhibition 'For the Birds and Bees,’ featuring 's 'Life Support' bird bath fountain.
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Rogan Gregory, 'Life Support' bird bath fountain, 2021, USA, in pigmented concrete and aggregate. Edition of 3 + 1AP, each unique. ⁠
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Ricardo Fasanello, Pair of lounge chairs, c. 1970, Brazil, in leather and upholstery, with ebonized bases and rosewood detailing.
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An impeccable jewelry box in stack-laminated walnut by master craftsman . ⁠
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Wendell Castle, 1972, USA, stack-laminated walnut. Signed and dated "WC 72."⁠
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to 'Mela Morsicata (Bitten Apple)' a solo exhibition of pioneering Italian Radical Design group at the gallery’s 64 White Street location.⁠
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Studio65 was founded by Franco Audrito at the age of twenty-three alongside members Roberta Garosci, Enzo Bertone, Paolo Morello, and Paolo Rondelli in Torino in 1965. The driving force behind the group was social and political and the work they created was a direct response to the cultural climate of Italy during the time. Through their use of iconic pop imagery, humor, and passion, Studio65 created utopian visions that merged dreams with reality while reflecting on the history of that specific era.⁠
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See more by Studio65: link in bio.⁠
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Serban Ionescu, Critter #1 mirror, 2022, USA, mirror, painted steel. ⁠
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On view in 'Serban Ionescu: Castle Garden.' Learn more: link in bio.⁠
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'Memory Palace,' now on view at 64 White Street, presents a selection Jolie Ngo's () latest designs: vibrant and futuristic 3D-printed vessels which recall the color palettes, pixelations, hazy gradients, and atmospheres of the digital games of her childhood like Pokémon and Animal Crossing.⁠
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Each of Ngo’s 3D-printed vessels can be understood as individual landscapes, from undulating hills and vast plains to futuristic arches and staircases. "The way the colored porcelain is laid down, row by row, creates hazy gradients—bespeckled with glassy colored glaze grog—echoing the light that the sun creates when it is rising or setting."⁠
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Learn more: tap the link in our bio.⁠
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Hun Chung Lee (.la) embraces Korean celadon glazing techniques to create stunning ceramic works that blend the formal vocabularies of sculpture and functional design.⁠
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Explore a selection of new on view in 'California: Hun Chung Lee' at 64 White Street: link in bio.⁠

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Since the outset of his career, consistently challenged the traditional boundaries of functional design and established himself as the father of the American studio furniture movement. Castle was renowned for his superb craftsmanship, his whimsically organic forms, and his development of original techniques for shaping solid, stack-laminated .⁠
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See more by Wendell Castle: link in bio.⁠
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Wendell Castle, Unique "Pedestal" chair. Stack-laminated walnut. USA, 1967. Reverse of base incised W.C. 67.

The "Capitello" chair is one of Studio65’s most celebrated works. By re-signifying a symbol of ancient classicism and bringing it into the domestic realm, Studio65 toyed with the idea of decadent vestiges of ancient civilizations and created one of their many fake archaeologies. Here, a functional and decorative element of architectural composition is turned into something else: the noble marble becomes soft foam.

The piece was produced by Gufram and accordingly marketed under the slogan "to sit on the past."⁠
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Learn more about out 2017 exhibition 'SuperDesign': link in bio.⁠
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"Capitello" lounge chair in polyurethane foam. Designed by Studio 65, produced by Gufram, Italy, 1972.

Some of Sergio Rodrigues's most important commissions were for the Manchete media group, which was founded in Rio in 1952, and with whom Rodrigues partnered for over twenty years. While some pieces became part of regular furniture lines, this slatted table is unique.⁠
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, Designed by Jorge Jabour and Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, c. 1960.