Faye Toogood

Last updated
Faye Toogood
Born1977 (1977)
Nationality British
EducationBA Art History,
University of Bristol
Known forDesign

Faye Toogood (born 1977) [1] is a British designer based in London. She started her career working as an editor and stylist at The World of Interiors before founding her own studio in 2008. Her work spans furniture, interiors, and fashion. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Toogood is known for her minimal, sculptural furniture designs. For example, Roly-Poly Chair, which is ubiquitous in the contemporary design scene, is held in several museum collections. The chair consists of a scooped seat with four plinth legs. In the recent years, Toogood has diversified her style, methodology and medium. Her 2020 exhibition Assemblage 6: Unlearning included maquettes to illustrate the process of developing her work. [5] In addition she has worked on interior design projects as well as fashion collaborations with companies such as Birkenstock. [6] [7] [8] [9] A monograph on her work, Faye Toogood: Drawing, Material, Sculpture, Landscape, was published by Phaidon Press in 2022. [10]

Collections

Toogood's work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Corning Museum of Glass; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Dallas Museum of Art; the RISD Museum, Providence; and the Denver Museum of Art, amongst other venues. [1] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

In 2023, her work was included in the exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth at Chatsworth House. [17] [18] [19] [20]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ettore Sottsass</span> Italian architect (1917–2007)

Ettore Sottsass was a 20th-century Italian architect, noted for also designing furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interiors — often defined by bold colours.

Andrea Valentini is an American designer based in San Francisco CA who is known for her bags.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhode Island School of Design Museum</span> Art & design museum in Rhode Island

The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design is an art museum integrated with the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, Rhode Island, US. The museum was co-founded with the school in 1877. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the United States, and has seven curatorial departments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barber Osgerby</span> British industrial design company

Barber Osgerby is a London-based industrial design studio founded in 1996 by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Historically named variously Barber Osgerby Associates, BOA, Barber & Osgerby and BarberOsgerby, the practice has been called Barber Osgerby since 2008. Barber and Osgerby's work encompasses interiors, furniture, lighting and product design as well as art and architectural-scale projects.

Corin Mellor is a designer specializing in silverware, tableware and furniture. Son of the biographer Fiona MacCarthy and the cutlery designer David Mellor, he succeeded his father on his retirement in 2002 as creative director of the family-owned manufacturing and retailing company David Mellor Design.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Walsh (designer)</span> Irish designer

Joseph Walsh is a self-taught Irish furniture maker and designer. He was born in County Cork, where he established his studio and workshop in 1999. From the outset, he pursued innovation in making through traditional techniques, often from other craft forms, which enabled new making methods and forms. This led to significant early commissions including various ecclesiastical clients, the Embassy of Japan and the National Museum of Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosanne Somerson</span>

Rosanne Somerson is an American-born woodworker, furniture designer/maker, educator, and former President of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). An artist connected with the early years of the Studio Furniture, her work and career have been influential to the field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joris Laarman</span> Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur (born 1979)

Joris Hendricus Laarman is a Dutch designer, artist, furniture maker, and entrepreneur best known for his experimental designs inspired by emerging technologies. Laarman's projects are a blend of technology, art and design, with a focus on the potential of 3D printing. Major projects include 3D-printed stainless-steel bridge in Amsterdam, which showcases the potential for creating adaptive, lightweight, and uniquely designed structures using 3D printing. Laarman has also explored furniture design, including the 'Bone' series which used 3D-optimization software to achieve optimal construction. The designer's work often evokes a futuristic feel while nodding to historical art movements, exemplified by pieces like his "Digital Matter" series. When Laarman speaks about his work he discussed the implications and responsibilities that come with breakthrough technologies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helen Rowe Metcalf</span>

Helen Adelia Metcalf was a founder and director of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, Rhode Island.

David Wiseman is an American artist and designer whose work is known for its detailed craftsmanship and dialogue with traditional filigree decorative arts. His work spans from bronze filigree patterned screens and gates to bronze and terrazzo furniture, and from animal sculptures to porcelain vases.

Max Lamb is a British furniture designer who combines traditional, often primitive, design methods with digital design. He is known for employing unusual approaches to using natural materials, including pouring pewter onto sand, and volcanic rock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ana Kraš</span> American fashion designer

Ana Kraš is a Serbian furniture designer, photographer and fashion designer who is based in Paris, France. She has gained recognition for her Bonbon Lamps and for her photography for the Copenhagen Fashion Week sets, as well as for swimwear.

Glenn Adamson is an American curator, author, and historian whose research and work focuses on the intersections of design, craft, and contemporary art. Adamson is currently editor-at-large of The Magazine Antiques, editor of Journal of Modern Craft, a freelance writer and a curator. Adamson has held previous notable appointments as the Director of the Museum of Arts and Design, Head of Research at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and as Curator at the Chipstone Foundation.

Sam Orlando Miller is a British artist specialising in sculptural artworks made of mirror.

Annie Evelyn is a furniture designer and artist known for works that combine an innovative use of materials with humor. She is co-founder of Table Fights.

Inimfon "Ini" Joshua Archibong is an industrial designer, creative director, artist and musician who is active in product design, furniture design, environmental design, architecture, watch design, and fashion.

Samuel Ross is a British fashion designer, creative director, and artist. He is known for founding the fashion label A-COLD-WALL*, Industrial Design studio SR_A SR_A, and the Black British Artists Grants Programme. Since founding these organisations, Ross has collaborated with companies such as Apple, LVMH, Nike. Ross's output is often characterised as "social architecture for the body", captured through abstraction, brutalism, and deconstruction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Olivares</span> American industrial designer

Jonathan Olivares is an American industrial designer and author. Olivares's approach to design has been characterized research-based and incremental. In April 2022 he became Senior Vice-President of Design at the Knoll furniture company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jay Sae Jung Oh</span> South Korean artist (born 1982)

Jay Sae Jung Oh is a South Korean-born, Seattle-based artist and designer. She is known for her sustainable and environmentally-friendly recycled plastic and leather cord furniture works notably, her Salvage Chair series made with everyday objects intricately hand wrapped in raw leather creating a unified a sculptural design object.

Najla El Zein is a Lebanese artist and designer.

References

  1. 1 2 "Faye Toogood". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  2. ↑ Herring, Sophia (31 March 2021). "British Designer Faye Toogood Has Teamed Up With Birkenstock for a New Line of Footwear and Furniture". Architectural Digest . Conde Nast.
  3. ↑ "Faye Toogood Debuts Sculptural Slab-Like Tables for Hem, and Other News". SURFACE . 23 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (28 September 2021). "Artist and designer Faye Toogood on how Wallpaper* shaped the way we live". Wallpaper*.
  5. ↑ "Faye Toogood: Assemblage 6: Unlearning". Friedman Benda. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Rutter, Samuel (2020-03-18). "For Faye Toogood, the Rough Draft Is Also the Final Product". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Faye Toogood Has a New Cult Chair". Vogue. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. ↑ Fiona Sinclair Scott. "Tinker, Tailor, Sculptor: Faye Toogood is the designer behind a new Birkenstock bed". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  9. ↑ "Faye Toogood and Birkenstock Debut a Capsule Collection of Custom Arizona Sandals, Comfort Clothes, and an Eye-Popping Sculptural Bed". SURFACE. 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  10. ↑ O'Neill, Alistair; Toogood, Faye (2022). Faye Toogood Drawing, Material, Sculpture, Landscape. Phaidon Press. ISBN   9781838664046 . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Faye Toogood, Roly-Poly Chair". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Faye Toogood". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Faye Toogood". National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Faye Toogood". Dallas Museum of Art. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Faye Toogood, designer". RISD Museum. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Faye Toogood, Roly Poly Chair (Raw)". Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth". www.chatsworth.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  18. ↑ Himelfarb, Ellen (2023-03-03). "These British manors have become modern art destinations". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  19. ↑ Bertoli, Rosa (2023-03-17). "Chatsworth House design exhibition explores contemporary design themes in an eclectic setting". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  20. ↑ Madlener, Adrian (2023-03-17). "How Can You Make an English Manor Filled With Old Masters Feel Contemporary? At Chatsworth House, the Answer Is Cutting-Edge Design". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.