Christopher Stuart



Christopher Stuart is an American artist and designer. His critically acclaimed work - part sculpture, part furniture - is singular in its dramatic expression of minimalism, and bound by an ever curious conceptual rigor. Stuart’s deceptively refined pieces - elegant, spare and striking - play on contradictions: between form and function, extravagance and restraint, design and art.
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Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Stuart began his career as a welder. At first, art was a side pursuit; he taught himself graphic design, then eventually found work as a prototype maker for an industrial design firm, where he quickly worked his way up the ladder.

Constructs & Glitches, a range of limited edition and one-of-a-kind sculptural furniture, was his first comprehensive collection as an artist. Regarding its genesis, Stuart said: “I ask myself: what exactly is a function? And shouldn’t furniture meet our emotional needs as well?” These ideas are brought into sharp focus in his Chamfer Table 2 in Aluminum, and the Zig Zag bench - pieces that subvert our expectations for the role they can play in our lives.

Stuart graduated from the Herron School of Art and Design in 2012 with a BFA in Furniture Design. In 2014, he was recognized by Sight Unseen Offsite and was listed on the American Design Hot List. Stuart made his Design Miami debut in 2016 with his Glitch series, and showed again in 2017.  That same year, Glitch 1 was acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art acquired. Later in 2017, he launched the ‘Drape Series’ as part of the USA pavilion at the London Design Fair.
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Commissions

EXHIBITIONS

BASEL

Design Miami/ Basel 2018

After three successful years showing at Design Miami/Art Basel Miami Beach, the Future Perfect debuted in Basel, Switzerland, with an ultra-successful design showcase featuring many of the most buzzed-about names in American design, many connected by their unique relationship and loyalty to their chosen material.
BASEL

Design Miami/ Basel 2018

After three successful years showing at Design Miami/Art Basel Miami Beach, the Future Perfect debuted in Basel, Switzerland, with an ultra-successful design showcase featuring many of the most buzzed-about names in American design, many connected by their unique relationship and loyalty to their chosen material.
MIAMI

DESIGN MIAMI/2016

The Future Perfect joins the distinguished list of Design Gallery exhibitors at Design Miami/ 2016, presenting new and exclusively commissioned work by a roster of global designers including Lindsey Adelman, Michael Anastassiades, Kristin Victoria Barron, DIMORESTUDIO, John Hogan, Lex Pott, Eric Roinestad, and Christopher Stuart.
MIAMI

DESIGN MIAMI/2016

The Future Perfect joins the distinguished list of Design Gallery exhibitors at Design Miami/ 2016, presenting new and exclusively commissioned work by a roster of global designers including Lindsey Adelman, Michael Anastassiades, Kristin Victoria Barron, DIMORESTUDIO, John Hogan, Lex Pott, Eric Roinestad, and Christopher Stuart.
NEW YORK

Constructs & Glitches

The Future Perfect presents Constructs & Glitches, a collection of new work by contemporary designer Christopher Stuart.
NEW YORK

Constructs & Glitches

The Future Perfect presents Constructs & Glitches, a collection of new work by contemporary designer Christopher Stuart.

THE PRESENT TENSE

The Present Tense
ON VIEW

Design Miami/ 2016

Miami, you never disappoint. The Future Perfect team just spent an action charged week on South Beach, ensconced in our serenely colorful booth, which we decked out with a couple of our favorite beautiful things. “Our work ran the gamut from the minimal lines of Michael Anastassiades lighting to the exuberance of John Hogan's glass,” says The Future Perfect’s Dave Alhadeff. “I think the world we created was able to umbrella the work very successfully.“
The Present Tense
ON VIEW

Design Miami/ 2016

Miami, you never disappoint. The Future Perfect team just spent an action charged week on South Beach, ensconced in our serenely colorful booth, which we decked out with a couple of our favorite beautiful things. “Our work ran the gamut from the minimal lines of Michael Anastassiades lighting to the exuberance of John Hogan's glass,” says The Future Perfect’s Dave Alhadeff. “I think the world we created was able to umbrella the work very successfully.“
The Present Tense
ON VIEW

Constructs & Glitches

Christopher Stuart’s breathtaking pieces lean more towards sculpture than function. As he makes the final finishes to his breathtaking ‘Constructs & Glitches’ collection, the artist describes his singular creative process.

The Present Tense
ON VIEW

Constructs & Glitches

Christopher Stuart’s breathtaking pieces lean more towards sculpture than function. As he makes the final finishes to his breathtaking ‘Constructs & Glitches’ collection, the artist describes his singular creative process.

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Exhibitions

2019       The Chair Show, The Future Perfect, New York, New York
2018       Design Miami/, The Future Perfect, Miami, Florida
2018       Design Miami/ Basel, The Future Perfect, Basel, Switzerland
2017       Design Miami/, The Future Perfect, Miami, Florida
2017       Assembly, US Pavilion, London Design Fair, London, United Kingdom
2017       Fall Survey, The Future Perfect, New York, New York
2017       The Immaculate Object, The Future Perfect, New York, New York
2016       The Future Perfect at Design Miami, Miami, Florida
2016       Redefining Standards, Wallpaper* Handmade and Cadillac, Miami, Florida
2016       Constructs and Glitches, The Future Perfect, New York, New York
2015       Sight Unseen Offsite, New York, New York
2015       Supply and Demand, Indianapolis, Indiana
2013       [un]conventional, Columbus, Indiana
2011       Re:Design, Summit, New Jersey

Permanent Collections

2017       Glitch 1, Contemporary Design Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art,  Indianapolis, Indiana
2016       SCS Bench, Cadillac House, New York, New York

Honors

2017       Wallpaper Design Award, Best Henge for Glitch 2 Desk
2016       Sight Unseen American Design Hot List

Publications

2014       DIY Furniture 2, Laurence King Publishing
2011       DIY Furniture 1, Laurence King Publishing

Education

2012       BFA Furniture Design, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, Indiana