8/29/2023 0 Comments Weird hypnosis![]() ![]() ![]() The influences of Wendell Castle, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Royère make themselves felt, subtly, throughout. a hanging light) composed of gypsum, a material he uses frequently, honing it like marble. In between are beautifully photographed images of the artist, his studio and, of course, his work, such as Brioche, a 2022 lounge chair made of wood, shearling and bronze, and 2019’s branched and plantlike Ovorepository, an “illuminated sculpture” (a.k.a. The book begins and ends with photographs of surf and sand, mushrooms, rock faces - many taken by Greogry himself. Photos courtesy of R & Company (left) and by Julia Standovar, courtesy of R & Company (right) Though largely inspired by the natural world, Gregory’s designs - such as the Ovorepository chandelier at left and the Brioche chair at right - often have an otherworldly presence. You would not be surprised if these soft-edged masses started to move on their own. Indeed, Gregory’s works give the sense that they grew in a secret forest or washed up on a beach. studio about Event Horizon, Gregory says, “It’s an opportunity to offer in visual form a summation or encapsulation of my inspirations and career thus far.” Those inspirations, he adds, are largely derived from the natural world: animal bones, rock formations, the cosmos, the ocean (an avid surfer, he’s in the water most days). That these forms are striking enough to qualify as artworks wholly aside from their practical applications is demonstrated in the brand-new book Rogan Gregory: Event Horizon, copublished by Monacelli Press and R & Company, the artist’s New York gallery. ![]() He went from designing clothes to making beautiful objects, applying his eco-chic sensibility to the crafting of curving, biomorphic furniture, lighting and sculptural pieces using stone, brass, bronze and wood. Photos by Joe Kramm, courtesy of R & CompanyĪ little more than a decade ago, Gregory, now 50 and based in Los Angeles, changed the end product of his creativity but kept his signature ethos and approach. Top: Gregory’s sculptural forms are crafted from stone, brass, bronze and wood. His work is the subject of the new book Rogan Gregory: Event Horizon, published by Monacelli Press and New York gallery R & Company. Furniture designer Rogan Gregory creates pieces with a distinctly biomorphic feel in his studio in Santa Monica, California. In his first career, as a young fashion designer in early 2000s New York, Gregory founded two sustainability-focused brands, Loomstate and Rogan, for which he snagged a Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund award in 2007, and also worked as creative director of socially conscious brand Edun, established by U2 superstar Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson. But he’s hardly been hiding from the public eye up to now. June 25, 2023This week, the designer Rogan Gregory celebrates the publication of his first artist’s monograph. ![]()
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