Furniture sought for 'Made in N.C.' exhibit
Will begin touring in 2010
Staff Staff -- Furniture Today, October 31, 2008
BOONE, N.C. - Examples of the most artful furniture ever created in North Carolina will be the subject of Made in North Carolina: American Furniture, Craft Manufactured, an upcoming exhibit from Appalachian State University here.
Charles Sutton, an adjunct professor at Appalachian State and former chair of the North Carolina Museum of Art, is curating the exhibit and is seeking nominees.
Made in North Carolina will be a juried exhibition, with manufactured product selected by Sutton and a panel of industry professionals, and craft-made design nominees juried by craft curator and gallery owner Martha Connell of Atlanta.
Nominees will be limited to case goods, tables, chairs and upholstery that are 100% made in North Carolina and represent exceptional design and innovative use of materials and/or technology. To nominate a product design, contact Sutton at ASU Box 32122, Boone, N.C. 28608 or by e-mail at suttoncb@appstate.edu.
"Made in North Carolina will give exhibit viewers a rare look at some of the most artfully designed products that originate in the state," said Sutton. "For 200 years, from Penland to well-known manufacturers, people in this state have created extraordinary furniture designs that often have a limited audience. We are pleased to share that proud heritage and future with the nation."
The tour, which will debut in fall 2010 at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, is expected to travel to eight cities in three years. It will visit galleries and museums in Washington; Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn.; Brockton, Mass.; Savannah, Ga.; Little Rock, Ark.; Purchase, N.Y.; and Charlotte, N.C.
Exhibit organizers hope to make exhibited manufactured pieces available at retail, and craft pieces commissionable or reproduced in limited edition.
All proceeds from the exhibit will be used to fund the Industrial Design/Furniture Design program at ASU and to further its educational mission. The program is helping to develop and support the exhibit.
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Good Luck . All the factories moved to Communist countries like Red China and Veitnam.
HungTuLow - 2008-11-02 19:50:06
