VIVID Gallery presents:

Re-Imagining the Workshop: Design w/ Conscience

November 25, 2007 – January 13, 2008

Tord Boontje
Stephen Burks
Fernando & Humberto Campana
Hella Jongerius
Emma Woffenden

In “Re-Imagining the Workshop: Design w/ Conscience,” Los Angeles-based curatorial design firm Artecnica brings their award-winning Design w/ Conscience home design line to VIVID gallery.

In creating Design w/ Conscience, Artecnica strives to reintroduce traditional craft into the high design landscape.

Especially for this show limited edition versions of the Design w/ Conscience products were created.

In creating Design w/ Conscience, Artecnica strives to reintroduce traditional craft into the high design landscape. Each unique piece in the collection is a collaborative effort art directed by Artecnica, conceptualized by renowned international designers, and handcrafted by artisan communities across the globe. The exhibition highlights Design w/ Conscience's primary aim: to broaden the focus of design beyond the finished object, encompassing the entire design process from concept to creation. In doing so, Design w/ Conscience situates the craftsman's skills at the center of each successful design, delivering unique pieces that acknowledge the value of human skill. Subsequently, each Design w/ Conscience project provides all artisan communities involved with an alternative economic reality.

Since its launch, Tord Boontje & Emma Woffenden's tranSglass has become one of Artecnica's most critically acclaimed products. A part of MoMA New York's permanent collection, tranSglass is a series of sleek vases, candleholders, carafes, and tumblers crafted from recycled bottles. To create tranSglass, Tord Boontje and Artecnica art director Enrico Bressan trained a group of Guatemalan craftsmen in the precise art of cold glass making. Each vessel is hand-made by these skilled artisans and combines old-world craftsmanship and sophisticated design.