PRESS RELEASE 11/11/2019: Gewerbemuseum Winterthur 2019 - Feathers – warmth, seduction, flight
Our armchair ‘Accoutre 2.’ will be exhibited in the exhibition Feathers – warmth, seduction, flight at the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur in Switzerland.
Media conference Friday, 29 November 2019 – 11 a.m.
With an introduction to the exhibition and a joint tour of the exhibition.
More detailed info below.
ABOUT our contribution to the exhibition
Untitled, Club Chair, accoutre no.2
2018
Limited edition 8 + 2.A.P
Steel, leather, paint, palette d’Oie (Goose Palette Feather, no dye used)
Designer, Glen Baghurst
Plumassier (feather artisan), Maxime Leroy
In the first edition of the ‘Club Chair’ (2016) the designer Glen Baghurst drew inspiration from high fashion and English saddlery and applied this to create his leather draped armchair.
This second edition is a limited release and is designed and produced in collaboration with French Plumassier (feather artisan) Maxime Leroy. Leroy specialises in contemporary feather work and has executed pieces of Haute Couture fashion for Chanel, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier and Louis Vuitton.
In this particular case the feathers used are sourced from farmed birds. We recycled "the waste" of the food industry.
The feathers that adorn the chair of the ‘Accoutre no.2’ series are carefully sourced, calibrated, shaped and then hand applied one by one in the Parisian feather atelier of Maxime Leroy. Making each piece one of a kind. A true Haute-Couture experience.
ABOUT the EXHIBITION
Feathers – warmth, seduction, flight
Sun 01.12.19 – Mon 01.06.20
Anyone who has ever snuggled into a cosy down jacket or curled up and fallen blissfully asleep under a light feather duvet knows that feathers are one of nature’s marvels. They are both commonplace and amazing. A bird’s body is covered with thousands of feathers, including contour feathers, down, bristle feathers and many other highly specialised kinds, each with their own function in the bird’s plumage. Feathers are used for keeping warm, cool or dry, for adornment and for camouflage. At the same time, the flight feather is an aerodynamic masterpiece which enables birds to achieve something people have dreamed of for millennia – flight.
The “Feathers” exhibition pays homage to this extremely complex keratinous structure, exploring its seductive beauty and multiplicity of shapes. Light is shed on the ingenious versatility of feathers, their use as cultural objects and their current significance in the realms of design, art and pop culture. In addition, feathers can serve as a starting point for considering particular aspects of the relationship between human beings and animals. The exhibition therefore also takes a critical look at the trade in bird feathers, as well as examining the human passion for building flying objects in imitation of nature.
For more information about the exhibition and info on the other contributors please visit here
ABOUT ‘GLEN BAGHURST’
Glen Baghurst is both a designer and co-producer of products and furniture. His work explores luxury ideas with a simple Scandinavian style.
He is based in Malmö, Sweden and Sydney, Australia. The majority of his work is created through collaborations with craftspeople including an armchair made by a Master Piano Maker and a Champagne Table made by a Master Bell Maker.
Photo: Særún Hrafnkelsdottir Norén
about ‘M.Marceau Atelier de Plumasserie’
With almost a decade of experience in the world of feathers, the French Plumassier (feather artisan), Maxime Leroy founder of M.Marceau, continues to cement his status as a unique visionary. Signing numerous collaborations in the realms of fashion, art, photography, cinema and interior design he is well known for his distinctive style. Earning credibility and notoriety from executing some of the most exquisite pieces of Haute Couture fashion for Chanel, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier and Louis Vuitton.
Maxime Leroy founder of M.Marceau
about ‘Gewerbemuseum Winterthur’
Source: Gewerbemuseum
In the historic heart of Winterthur, the Gewerbemuseum mounts exhibitions which explore the points at which design, art and everyday life intersect. The museum shows the familiar in unfamiliar ways, asks pertinent questions, provides startling, multisensory insights into current topics and phenomena of the time, and offers easy access to the world of materials.
In recent years, temporary exhibitions such as "Bike | Design | City", "Tattoo", "Böse Dinge – Positionen des (Un)geschmacks", "wood loop – auf biegen und brechen", "Oh, Plastiksack!", "Plot in Plastilin" and "Der entfesselte Raum" have enabled the Gewerbemuseum to establish itself as a key player in the Swiss museum landscape and attract a wide audience.
At the same time, the Gewerbemuseum’s permanent MATERIAL ARCHIV exhibition offers interested members of the public, professional experts, students at vocational colleges and universities, as well as school pupils of all ages an interactive laboratory for studying materials.
For more info visit https://www.gewerbemuseum.ch/en/
Source: Gewerbemuseum
I would like to thank Konstnärsnämnden for the support to attend the opening of the exhibition ‘Feathers – warmth, seduction, flight’.