Twin artists Doug and Mike Starn presented their debut furniture collection. “It sits like a man, but smiles like a reptile” - this is the name given to a sofa, an armchair, a chaise longue and a table woven from climbing ropes and bamboo.
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Sits Like a Man, But Smiles Like a Reptile objects resemble nests and are similar to elements of well-known Starn projects, for example, large-scale interactive installations from thousands of Big Bambu bamboo sticks. Just like the designers of the Campana brothers or the artist Sheila Hicks, Doug and Mike develop a dialogue between the designer, the artist and the sculptor on the example of typical objects from atypical materials. Limited edition of furniture by Starne exhibits the Cristina Grajales Gallery, the premiere of the collection was held at the Design Miami exhibition.
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“Our art is not one that cannot be touched. We want people to walk on it, listen to him, touch him, say the brothers. “These sculptures are made to hang out on them, hang out with friends, even sleep.”
Americans Doug and Mike Starn (b. 1961) are best known for their conceptual photography, which explored the themes of chaos, interconnections and interdependencies between objects and phenomena. They themselves prefer to create outside categories, combining art and design. Today, their main hit is the project Big Bambu, which has been traveling in countries and museums since 2010. The design, reminiscent of scaffolding, even "starred" in the film "Noah" by Darren Aronofsky. For all the time, the project was watched by over 2 million people, and the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York was one of the most visited in its history.