atelier van lieshout: thin man

atelier van lieshout: thin man‘thin man’ by atelier van lieshout for carpenters workshop gallery

the carpenters workshop gallery, london presents specially commissioned works for design miami / basel 2011 including ‘thin man’ by the dutch atelier van lieshout. the bench is presented in the form of an emaciated figure, positioned to look as if it is crawling across the floor, his back considered an area for sitting. by using design as a cultural barometer, van lieshout taps into the consciousness of humanitarian circumstances, by not only empowering aesthetic form and social commentary, but also by serving a purpose as functional pieces.

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