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An Immersive Sound Bath and Objects That Surprise at Sight Unseen OFFSITE 2016

Sight Unseen continues to put their special touch on the world of design with their third installment of their annual OFFSITE design fair. While taking in sprawling views of Bryant Park in Manhattan, visitors were treated to impressive works from emerging designers, established design studios and artists alike. The fair differentiated itself from other events going on during New York Design Week through its immersive installation and somehow fully unified vision despite it broad range of designers and mediums. 

Hardcore design devotees could enjoy to expertly crafted works, including but not limited to Furnishing Utopia’s impeccably made tables, baskets and everyday tools inspired by Shaker design values while aesthetes could appreciate booths focusing on objects overlooked by modern designers like Tetra—a shop known for their collection of well-designed smoking objects—and immersive installations like Leong Leong’s “sound bath” for Ford, built out of thousands of foam rollers and mirrors intended as a refuge from Design Week madness.

Linguistic Inspired Chairs by Brendan Timmins

Timmins, a Brooklyn based designer, said he most enjoys making work with a imperfect element to demonstrate the human hand behind it— for this series of chairs, he was primarily inspired by typological forms.

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Ouli for Arborite Laminates

LA-based designer Brooke Intrachat of Ouli design studio created a series of furniture pieces for the Canadian laminate company Arborite to challenge the aesthetic of the traditional material.

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Ouli for Arborite

LA-based designer Brooke Intrachat of Ouli design studio created a series of furniture pieces for the Canadian laminate company Arborite to challenge the aesthetic of the traditional material.

Photo credit: Allison Fonder

Ouli for Arborite

Another avant-garde piece by Intrachat made from laminate and an elegant burlywood.

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Nap Lab by Various Projects and Print All Over Me

A space composed of textiles covered in grid like forms by Various Projects, Print All Over Me and Wallpaper Projects—deemed the “Nap Lab”, the project is an immersive space meant for relaxation.

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Object and Totem x Pat Kim

Ceramic explorations by Object and Totem are always a favorite and pair beautifully with Pat Kim’s wood turned sculptures.

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TOPO Sound Bath

New York based architectural studio Leong Leong created an installation sponsored by Ford for OFFSITE—TOPO, an immersive installation made using thousands of foam rollers and mirrors for an abstract fun-house feel.

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Art Objects from Uprise Art

Works by ceramic artists Virginia Sin and Saint Karen as part of Uprise Art’s booth installation.

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Tetra Shop Smoking Accessories

Ashtrays by Andrew Hughes and beautiful glass pipes

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Tetra Shop

Tetra’s selection of accessories for an elevated smoking experience.

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