Nikolas Bentel

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Nikolas Bentel
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Born
Nikolas Gregory Bentel

(1993-11-23) November 23, 1993 (age 31)
Nationality
  • American
  • Italian
Education Brown University (BA)
Rhode Island School of Design (BFA)
Columbia University (MArch)
Occupation(s) Designer, Artist
Website nikbentel.com

Nikolas Gregory Bentel also known as Nik Bentel (born November 23, 1993) is an Italian-American artist and designer based in New York. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is the founder and owner of an art studio, Nik Bentel Studio.

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Early life and education

Bentel was born Nikolas Gregory Bentel on November 23, 1993, to architects Carol Bentel and Paul Bentel. [5] Bentel has a twin sister, artist Michela Bentel, and a brother, artist Lukas Bentel. [5] Raised in New York, Bentel graduated from the Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Dual Degree Program in 2017. [6] [7] He studied modern culture and media at Brown University and industrial design at RISD. Later, Bentel received a master of architecture from Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, in 2022. [8]

Career

He uses alternate forms of product design, advertising, and performance art. Bentel designs and releases small, limited-edition objects. [1] He founded Nik Bentel Studio in 2017, and since then, he has been serving as its owner. In the following year, Bentel purchased a 1973 untitled print by Robert Rauschenberg and created The Erased Rauschenberg. The art piece was auctioned for $20,000. [7] [5]

Selected projects

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nikolas Bentel's Wiggle Pipe is a celebration of the absurd". www.stirpad.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. 1 2 "The 'Pasta Bag' Is Making a Comeback This Summer". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ↑ Chhabra, Esha (2016-12-20). "This $500 shirt changes color when exposed to air pollution – but who does it help?". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. ↑ "Aerochromics. Diseño textil antipolución". Arquitectura (in Spanish). 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. 1 2 3 Teeman, Tim (2018-03-04). "The Artist Destroying a Robert Rauschenberg Print—To Save Art". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. 1 2 "La Venere di Botticelli formato prêt-à-porter è una (piccolissima) collezione di moda". ELLE Decor (in Italian). 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. 1 2 "Why this conceptual artist is raising $10,000 to buy and destroy an iconic piece of art". Mic. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. ↑ Pau, Kelly (2023-11-29). "Four architects forging new lanes in design". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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