Length: 10 min 38 sec.
From the series "Spark" by KQED, PBS affiliate in N. California.
Episode: "Elevating the Everyday," aired 23 Feb 2005.

Profile of a famous art furniture guy and his famous art furniture.
There's wood involved, and plastic, formica, bricks, and who knows
what.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...17328013350639

boorite wrote:
: Length: 10 min 38 sec.
:From the series "Spark" by KQED, PBS affiliate in N. California.
: Episode: "Elevating the Everyday," aired 23 Feb 2005.

: Profile of a famous art furniture guy and his famous art furniture.
: There's wood involved, and plastic, formica, bricks, and who knows
: what.

An artistic vision that results in very precious and cloying work?

-- Andy Barss

Andrew Barss wrote:
boorite wrote:
: Length: 10 min 38 sec.
:From the series "Spark" by KQED, PBS affiliate in N. California.
: Episode: "Elevating the Everyday," aired 23 Feb 2005.

: Profile of a famous art furniture guy and his famous art furniture.
: There's wood involved, and plastic, formica, bricks, and who knows
: what.

An artistic vision that results in very precious and cloying work?

I was gonna say "funny looking chairs," but OK.

boorite wrote:

: Andrew Barss wrote:

: I was gonna say "funny looking chairs," but OK.

"Twee" is the word I'd pick for a lot of the stuff. Or "self-consciously artsy".

I wonder who buys his stuff.


-- Andy Barss

boorite wrote:

I was gonna say "funny looking chairs," but OK.


You know he's an artist, because he has a middle name. G