The Radford Gallery's debut exhibition brings together a series of work on the fringes of design, art and craft that the curator found on Instagram.
Titled Uncommon Found, the exhibition physically showcases work by contemporary makers, artists and designers who usually display their work on Instagram.
Top: a collection of lamps by Amelia Stevens, John Henshaw, Matthew Verdon, Isabel Alonso, Elliot Barnes and Carsten in der Elst were displayed in a fabric-lined room. Above: 19 designers showcased work at the exhibition
"The key part of this exhibition for me had always been for people to see work in real life that otherwise they would only see on their Instagram feed," said Radford Gallery founder Max Radford.
"When people came to visit the show they would ask if they could sit on or touch the pieces and often seemed surprised when the answer was yes," he told Dezeen. A trio of etched furniture by Katy Brett and a piece by Eduard Barniol were placed beneath a print by Ben Dawson
Founded in 2020, The Radford Gallery put out an open call for its debut exhibition, Uncommon Found, after recognising a lack of shows of its kind in London.
"The Gallery came into existence as myself and some Instagram, now real life, friends would be prowling peoples pages looking at all this amazing tactile work being made on the boundaries of art and design but you never got to see it in the flesh, only the perfectly angled Instagram image," said Radford.
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