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Designer Rick Owensrecently presented a collection of his “glunge” (glamorous grunge) minimalist furniture pieces at Salon94 at Art Basel Switzerland. First designed by Owens as a personal project back in 2006, the chairs are made of exotic materials such as antlers and petrified wood. Calling them the “antithesis” of his flowing clothes, the pieces adorn his Paris home when not on display. To see the full range of his past works, visit Salon 94.
Showing he is as skilled in dressing a room as he is in dressing a body, Rick Owens’ furniture is a pure extension of his standout aesthetic. Taking the same approach to their design as he does his clothes, the results are sculptural pieces that verge on art yet function as furniture. Utilizing a combination of textures from antlers to alabaster, it’s a collection of pure brutalist beauty.
Characteristic of Owens’s “glunge” aesthetic (his own term, short for “glamorous grunge”), the furniture showcases urban-minimalist influences from the likes of Donald Judd, Le Corbusier, and Eileen Gray. These chairs made of giant antlers and petrified wood were first designed by Owens as a personal hobby in 2006, and now, they also conveniently furnish his home in Paris. Owens calls his furniture the “antithesis” of his clothes which are fluid and drapey, but both his clothes and furniture are clearly defined by his own signature twist. See the full retrospective of his furniture collection here.