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b oy d dr aw s i nspi r at ion f rom t h e for m s of t h e moder n de sign pion eer s y e t a dd s a n e w voic e . wor k i ng w i t h a t e a m , b oy d s c ru p u l ously ov er see s t h e c r a f t sm a nsh i p a n d m at er i a l s e m pl oy ed i n c r e at i ng h is de signs. a dua l i nc l i n at ion— t owa r d s const ruc t i v ist, a rc h i t ec t on ic p u r i t y a n d org a n ic, a n t h rop omor ph ic s c u l p t u r a l for m , se t s u p a u n i v er se of p os si bi l i t i e s. t h e r e s u lt s a r e f u r n i t u r e a n d equ i pm e n t for l i f e t h at a r e si m pl e a n d pl e a si ng - -y e t t h e se d o no t pr ec lu de r ef i n e m e n t a n d s oph ist ic at ion. on t h e se a rc h for for m , b oy d h a s s a i d: “r e:v isions a i m s t o e x pr e s s t h e moder n ist i de a l of f usi ng for m a n d f u nc t ion, st y l e a n d l o gic, pa s sion a n d dis c i pl i n e . i t is a b ou t m el di ng dispa r at e t hough t s a n d v isions i n t o t h e m a k i ng of u n i f i ed, s y n t h e si z ed, t h i ng s— t h i ng s of h igh c u lt u r e a n d l ow, b o t h n e a r n eigh b or s i n de sign pa r a dig m s, a n d fa r away ph i l os oph i e s, bu t a b ov e a l l , i t is a b ou t l ov i ng t h e n a n d l i v i ng now.” f rom 19 95-20 01 m ic h a el b oy d’s m usic st u dio wa s l o c at ed i n t h e spac e w h er e h ed ge now r e si de s. t h is com i ng f u l l c i rc l e is no t e wort h y, a s i t i nspi r ed b oy d t o c r e at e a ta ngi bl e , a m a l g a m at ed e n v i ron m e n t i n w h ic h t o pr e se n t h is n e w wor k . t h rough t h e du r at ion of t h e e x h i bi t ion h ed ge w i l l pr e se n t a m usic s ou n d t r ac k , m usic for moder n ro om s , t h at b oy d h a s c r e at ed t o com pl e t e t h is show. i n 201 2 b oy d c r e at ed t h e ser i e s of wor k e n t i t l ed pl a n e f u r n it u re. sf mom a , pa l m spr i ng s m use u m of a rt, a n d t h e uc sb, gebh a r d a rc h i t ec t u r e + de sign col l ec t ion, h av e a l l acc e s sion ed t h e f u r n i t u r e i n t o t h ei r per m a n e n t col l ec t ions. b oy d h a s r e st or ed h ist or ic a l a rc h i t ec t u r e b y m a n y of t h e moder n ist m a st er s: os c a r n i e m e y er , pau l ru d ol ph. r ic h a r d n e u t r a , c r a ig el lwo od, joh n l au t n er , r .m. s c h i n dl er , a n d a . qu i nc y jon e s. e x h i bi t ion on v i e w at h ed ge g a l l ery dec e m ber 13, 2013- f ebrua ry 22 , 201 4 .
WO R K S
B AT C H A I R 2013 bronze and zebra wood chair h 34” x w/l 16” x d 20”
B AT S T O O L 2013 bronze and zebra wood stool h 1 7. 2 5 ” x w/l 1 5 .7 5 ” x d 1 4 .7 5 ”
F R E E F O R M TA B L E 2013 bronze and walnut table h 12” x w/l 43” x d 30”
ARROWHEAD WENGE CHAIR 2011 wenge lounge chair h 26.5” x w/l 21.25” x d 26.5”
B LO C K S E R I E S A P P L E B OX S TO O L 2011 pair of wenge stools h 16.5” x w/l 12.75” x d 9.5”
B L O C K S E R I E S A L U M I N U M PA N E L TA B L E 1991 aluminum table h 30” x w/l 18” x d 13”
B L O C K S E R I E S D O U G L A S F I R PA N E L TA B L E 1991 solid douglas fir table h 2 2 .5 ” x w/l 1 7.5 ” x d 1 3 ”
B LO C K S E R I E S D O U G L A S F I R S TO O L 2011 solid douglas fir stool h 21.5” x w/l 15” x d 15”
DUCK BOWL 2013 plaster bowl h 6.25” x w/l 16” x d 8.5”
FIG BOWL 2013 bronze bowl h 3.5” x w/l 9” x d 15”
FIG BOWL 2013 carrara marble bowl h 3.25” x w/l 9.25” x d 15.75”
F L I P LO U N G E 2011 bronze and jute lounge chair h 31” x w/l 23.5” x d 35”
FLIP OTTOMAN 2011 bronze and jute ottoman h 14” x w/l 20.25” x d 21”
B R O N Z E A N D M A R B L E C O F F E E TA B L E 2013 bronze and marble coffee table h 15” x d 36”
TORTOISE STOOL 2013 hand carved walnut stool h25” x w/l 18.75” x d 16”
HAMMERHEAD CHAIR 2013 hand carved ebonized oak chair h 36” x w/l 20” x d 17”
HAMMERHEAD CHAIR 2013 hand carved walnut chair h 35” x w/l 21” x d 17”
HAMMERHEAD CHAIR 2013 hand carved wenge chair h 36” x w/l 20” x d 17”
HAMMERHEAD CHAIR 2013 hand carved zebra wood chair h 37” x w/l 21” x d 20”
HAMMERHEAD CHAIR 2013 hand carved ebony chair h 35” x w/l 21” x d 17”
HAWK SIDE CHAIR 2013 hand carved wenge side chair h 31.5” x w/l 20.5” x d 16.75”
HAWK WENGE STOOL 2013 hand carved wenge stool h 18.25” x w/l 19.5” x d 15.75”
BLACKHAWK STOOL 2013 hand carved ebonzied oak stool h 18” x w/l 19.5” x d 15.75”
M O U N TA I N C H A I R 2013 aluminum lounge chair h 29.5” x w/l 23.5” x d 40”
F R E E F O R M O C C A S I O N A L TA B L E S 2013 aluminum tables h 12” x w/l 15” x d 20”
N E S T I N G L O Z E N G E TA B L E S 2013 set of nesting tables h 12.75” x w/l 38” x d 16.25”
T N E S T I N G TA B L E S 2013 set of three wenge nesting tables h 20” x w/l 21.75” x d 18”
P E R F O R AT E D P L A N K C H A I R 2011 ebonzied and sandblasted oak chair h 31.5” x w/l 15” x d 21.5”
PLANK SIDE CHAIR 2011 solid douglas fir side chair h 31.5” x w/l 12.75” x d 21.5”
S T I N G R AY S TO O L 2013 hand carved ebonzied and sandblasted oak stool h 18.75” x w/l 18.75” x d 16.25”
S T I N G R AY S TO O L 2013 handcarved wenge stool h18.75” x w/l 18.75” x d 16.25”
S T I N G R AY S TO O L 2013 hand carved walnut stool h 19.25” x w/l 19” x d 16.25”
T O W E R TA B L E 2013 walnut side table h 25.75” x d 17”
TONGUE BOWL 2013 coral concrete bowl h 6.75” x w/l 23.5” x d 9.5”
TONGUE BOWL 2013 white concrete bowl h 6.75” x w/l 23.5” x d 9.5”
TONGUE BOWL 2013 black concrete bowl h 6.75” x w/l 23.5” x d 9.5”
TONGUE BOWL 2013 tan concrete bowl h 6.75” x w/l 23.5” x d 9.5”
WEDGE SERIES ARROWHEAD SIDE CHAIR 1991 douglas fir plywood chair h 30.5” x w/l 23.5” x d 34.5”
WEDGE SERIES ARROWHEAD SIDE CHAIR 1991 corian side chair h 28” x w/l 15.75” x d 19.25”
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