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Leonie Evans
Reconstruction
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metal tube, orange spray paint, common
brick, steel flat bar, wire, 450 x 450 x 900mm
As part of the Home exhibition, I reflected on the nostalgic design language of my childhood—bright orange swirling curtains framing memories, while sprawling urban brick homes lined the streets I rode past. The emergence of space-age design in the ’70s fascinated me. I was particularly drawn to Marcel Breuer’s Cesca chair, its curved metal tube inspired by bicycle frames, layering this with the common brick, blending memory, architecture, and emotion, embodying the sculptural memory of home.
This exploration questions the chair’s form and materiality. We sit on grass, rocks, or brick fences without hesitation, yet when these same materials form a chair, they seem foreign. Why? By reimagining sandstone, concrete, in this case bricks and metal into seating, the work invites us to rethink comfort, function, and our relationship with design
Title:
Reconstruction
[the process of bringing up old memories
is called, reconstruction]
Dimensions:
450 x 450 x 900mm
Materials:
metal tube, orange spray paint, common
brick, steel flat bar, wire
This exploration questions the chair’s form and materiality. We sit on grass, rocks, or brick fences without hesitation, yet when these same materials form a chair, they seem foreign. Why? By reimagining sandstone, concrete, in this case bricks and metal into seating, the work invites us to rethink comfort, function, and our relationship with design
Title:
Reconstruction
[the process of bringing up old memories
is called, reconstruction]
Dimensions:
450 x 450 x 900mm
Materials:
metal tube, orange spray paint, common
brick, steel flat bar, wire
Leonie Evans, an artist and theatre designer living in the Blue Mountains,
she is the Group Head of Retail Design, for luxury furniture brands –
Space, Poliform. She leads showroom renovations, layouts, installation
and events in Australia and Asia
Leonie's passion is exploring product design as sculpture through creative play, the chair is questioned not just as an object of comfort, but
in the a form of cultural and material perception.
She believes architecture and furniture are integral parts of our daily script, reflecting our identities in our home.
she is the Group Head of Retail Design, for luxury furniture brands –
Space, Poliform. She leads showroom renovations, layouts, installation
and events in Australia and Asia
Leonie's passion is exploring product design as sculpture through creative play, the chair is questioned not just as an object of comfort, but
in the a form of cultural and material perception.
She believes architecture and furniture are integral parts of our daily script, reflecting our identities in our home.
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