re: W E A V E - Christopher Farr 20 years
2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Christopher Farr.
Founded in 1988, Christopher Farr has collaborated with some of the key figures of art and design to create limited editions of fine carpets - including Andrée Putman, Verner Panton, Gary Hume, Gunta Stölzl, John Pawson, Michael Young and Kate Blee. Today there are archives of over 800 designs in the company's collection.
To celebrate the 20 year anniversary Christopher Farr is organising an exhibition entitled re: W E A V E. The exhibition will be curated by Michael Boyd, a pioneering collector of 20th century modern design. The narrative includes a retrospective of important works (20 milestones) from the Christopher Farr archives and historical inspirations (20 touch stones) from modernists sucha as Kazimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian who represent the mechanic inclination in Christopher Farr's design and Jean Arp and Isamu Noguchi, who represent the organic impulse. Also considered are influential ethnographic and vernacular art and functional design. Influences and impressions come from a wide range of disciplines, including art, architecture, film, gardens, fashion, music, dance and furniture design.
The exhibition premieres at the Rossi and Rossi gallery in London on June 4th and then will move to the Christopher Farr, Los Angeles showroom in late Autumn.
Pictured above Brever photographed at Mojave desert by Hans Eckardt