Designers including Bethan Laura Wood and Maarten Baas have contributed a range of "sometimes jarring" chairs and lighting to an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Called Conversation Pieces: Contemporary Furniture in Dialogue, the exposition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) features 45 pieces of furniture and decor "that prioritise meaning and material choice over function and practicality".
Jay Sae Jung Oh presented an otherworldly chair
"The works on view are sometimes jarring, often bold and always conversation starters," said the museum.
Drawn entirely from the SFMOMA collection, some of the pieces were chosen purely for their alternative appearance, such as an otherworldly leather and plastic armchair by South Korean designer Jay Sae Jung Oh. Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown was designed by Germane Barnes
Other pieces of furniture were selected for their commentary on social issues. For example, a piece by American architect Germane Barnes is a porch chair topped with an oversized backrest shaped like a milled wood comb.
Called Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown, the piece was described by Barnes as a representation of Black hair, meant to highlight how Black hair "is often policed and frowned upon instead of celebrated as it should [be]".
Maarten Baas' contribution features a bright blue clay chair
Dutch designer Baas and Italian architect Gaetano Pesce were also included in...