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.
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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Boolean Chair
Christopher Stuart
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U Bench – Stainless Steel – 6′
Christopher Stuart
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Bronze U Bench – Natural Oxidized Finish
Christopher Stuart
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Chamfer Table 1
Christopher Stuart
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Glitch 2 Desk
Christopher Stuart
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Kelly Console
Christopher Stuart
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Terrazzo Side Table
Christopher Stuart
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Ziggurat Side Table 1
Christopher Stuart
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Ziggurat Side Table 2
Christopher Stuart
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Alt Table
Christopher Stuart
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Chamfer Table 2
Christopher Stuart
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Glitch 4 Side Table
Christopher Stuart
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Glitch 8 Chair
Christopher Stuart
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U Bench – 3′
Christopher Stuart
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Bronze U Bench – 6′
Christopher Stuart
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Verdigris U Bench
Christopher Stuart
Commissions
EXHIBITIONS
THE PRESENT TENSE
C.V.
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