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Chris Ruhland

chris ruhland

Chris Ruhland is recent graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a degree in Furniture Design. He also collaborated with Steven Mullenbach on the orange chair we featured last week.

chris ruhland

chris ruhland

chris ruhland

Chris’ philosophy:

I’m constantly evolving my definition of furniture as art by maintaining a sense of fun and whimsy. I try to challenge the ideas of what icons like the chair and table can be through proportional abstractions, shape, and form. By changing a single part of an object you can completely change the use and context it is seen in; a chair can become a table and visa versa. It is said that form follows function but how can you manipulate this as an artist. Through my proportional, material, and color choices I am challenging this convention.

Jaime Derringer, Founder + Executive Editor of Design Milk, is a Jersey girl living in SoCal. She dreams about funky, artistic jewelry + having enough free time to enjoy some of her favorite things—running, reading, making music, and drawing.