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San Francisco design showroom LIMN will present an exhibition entitled “LIMN Furniture: New Moves: Fast Forward and Instant Replay.” The display, part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebration, will feature works of art furniture. It will run from Nov. 17, 2006, to Jan. 7, 2007 at LIMN, 290 Townsend St.

“Having explored the boundaries between art and design for over 25 years,” says founder and ceo Dan Friedlander, “LIMN continues to challenge assumptions regarding the value of everyday objects with this exhibit.”

Friedlander notes that furniture serves as a preferred vehicle of personal expression for many artists. Contemporary furniture design has moved beyond the limits of function, and, in some cases, the tenets of good design and refined taste. Many of the pieces chosen for the exhibition inspire the question of whether a commonplace object such as a cabinet, table, or chair can convey a message other than its intended purpose as well as tell a story, or make a controversial statement.

“Pieces will contain content beyond function using metaphor, symbolism or narrative elements inducing wit, humor, commentary, and/or controversy,” explains Russell Piti, the exhibition’s curator. “Sensory experience may move beyond the visual and tactile and practical function may be secondary to simply being unabashedly beautiful.”

All objects in the exhibit are handmade, using materials commonly associated with craft such as wood, metal, and stone, as well as new materials derived from modern technologies.

Artists invited to participate in the exhibition include: Jennifer Anderson, Russell Baldon, Greg Benke, Robert Brady, Marc D’Estout, Donald Fortesque, Clay Foster, Mia Hall, Barbara Holmes, Kim Kelzer, Wendy Maruyama, Bob Marsh, Norma Pizarro, Harry Siter, Courtney Skott, and Brian Cordell Wilson.

LIMN – whose name is an old English verb meaning “to draw or illuminate” – offers contemporary design-driven furniture, lighting and accessories. Its San Francisco studio offers designs from over 1200 international manufacturers in a 44,000 square-foot, multi-level showroom. This year LIMN San Francisco underwent renovations to create a 2300-square-foot retail store within the space that features a curated collection of in-stock furniture and accessories.

Photo courtesy of LIMN, San Francisco

 

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