‘Substance’ by designer Jens Praet at Sebastian+Barquet

‘Substance’ by designer Jens Praet at Sebastian+Barquet

9 May - 13 June '14

New York

Sebastian+Barquet, together with Industry Gallery, is pleased to announce ‘Substance’, a solo show of work by designer Jens Praet. Opening May 9th, 2014, the show will introduce an edition of Praet’s ‘Shredded’ furniture made exclusively from copies of Art+Auction magazine. ‘Substance’ will also feature work from Praet’s ‘Dressed’, and ‘Processus’ series, including several pieces made specifically for Sebastian+Barquet.

Arising in reaction to the tremendous amount of office wastepaper, Praet’s ‘Shredded’ series has transformed into a conceptual body of work that renders the mere images of art and furniture into concrete, functional design. Working with the support of Art+Auction, Praet undertakes a several-step process to make each piece in his new series. He shreds the magazines, mixes the resulting pounds of confetti with resin, presses that mixture into furniture-shaped molds, and polishes the structures to perfection. The finished pieces, which include two large mirrors and a large low table, have the firmness of wood and a unique texture.

Praet’s ‘Dressed’ series is made of aluminum or brass understructures draped in bronze casts of scrap fabric. It highlights both the beauty of the overlooked—in this case disposable fabric—and the pleasing mix of opposites—here, rigid geometry and fluid spontaneity. Praet fashions each piece by dipping fabric in hot wax and then shaping it by hand over the functional support of the understructure. He then casts the piece in bronze and adds an oxidized patina. The resulting piece retains the texture of the fabric and, like fabric, changes slightly in color as it ages.

‘Substance’ will debut a ‘Dressed’ low table made specifically for Sebastian+Barquet in addition to earlier ‘Dressed’ pieces. ‘Substance’ will additionally introduce ‘Dressed Ware’, a series of small household objects made for Sebastian+Barquet—a bowl, a plate, and a vase. Like the ‘Dressed’ furniture, ‘Dressed Ware’ is composed of fabric meticulously shaped, cast in bronze and later patinated.

Praet’s ‘Processus’ series, manufactured in Turkey by the Iznik Foundation with assistance of Praet’s studio collaborator Lara Karaso, highlights the design process as well as the hidden elements of a final structure. While the hand-painted Iznik quartz tiles that cover the European walnut understructures may appear at first glance to be merely decoratively patterned, they actually depict the blueprint of the design—including the honeycomb cardboard inner core and aluminum guides. The traditional materials work in pleasing contrast with Praet’s contemporary stress on process. ‘Substance’ will include a Processus table, shelf, and console.

JENS PRAET, ‘Dressed’ Series, 2012 Image credit: Jiri Praet
JENS PRAET, ‘Dressed’ Series, 2012 Image credit: Jiri Praet
JENS PRAET, ‘Dressed’ Series, 2012 Image credit: Jiri Praet
JENS PRAET, ‘Dressed’ Series, 2012 Image credit: Jiri Praet
JENS PRAET, ‘Processus’ table, 2012 Image credit: Beccali Carlo, courtesy of studio Jens Praet
JENS PRAET, ‘Processus’ table, 2012 Image credit: Beccali Carlo, courtesy of studio Jens Praet
'Shredded' Mirror, Shredded series 4 ( Art+Auction ), 2014
'Shredded' Mirror, Shredded series 4 ( Art+Auction ), 2014
'Shredded' Mirror, Shredded series 4 ( Art+Auction ), 2014
'Shredded' Mirror, Shredded series 4 ( Art+Auction ), 2014
 Shredded series 4 ( Art+Auction ), 2014
Shredded series 4 ( Art+Auction ), 2014



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