Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Julien Lombrail and Loïc Le Gaillard, Founders of Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Loïc Le Gaillard and Julien Lombrail, Founders of Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Established 2005
Location London W1S4HE, England, United Kingdom
Website www.carpentersworkshopgallery.com

Carpenters Workshop Gallery is a contemporary art and design gallery with branches in London and Paris. Carpenters Workshop Gallery represents upcoming and established designers such as Atelier Van Lieshout,[1] Random International,[2] Wendell Castle[3] and Rick Owens.[4]

History

Carpenters Workshop Gallery was founded in 2005 by two French entrepreneurs, Loïc Le Gaillard and Julien Lombrail.[5][6] The gallery includes two branches in London : Michael Road in Chelsea, Albemarle street in Mayfair and a third space which opened in Le Marais, Paris in 2011.[7] "When we started out, less than a decade ago, there was little connection between art and design. Since then, things have changed so much. We are pleased to see that now there are designers who no longer do industrial design; they are creating a new kind of discipline that is closer to art", - says Julien Lombrail about the concept of the gallery.[8]

The gallery's first exhibition in 2006 showed paintings from Chinese artist Zhang Huan.[9]

In 2010 Sotheby's and Carpenters Workshop Gallery organised a design exhibition in the gardens of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England. Sculptures from designers Wendell Castle, Studio Job, Studio Makkink and Bey & Pablo Reinoso were shown for the duration of the summer.[10]

In 2012 Carpenters Workshop Gallery dedicated an exhibition to the British collective Random International, called "Before the Rain" in their Parisian space.[11][12] The exhibition was an introduction for a major art installation, « Rain Room », which was shown first at the Barbican in London and then at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.[13]

In 2013 Carpenters Workshop Gallery exhibited in its London gallery a selection of furniture created by Rick Owens. It was the first time that the designer's pieces of furniture were shown to the public in an exhibition.[14]

In 2014 at Biennale des Antiquaires Carpenters Workshop Gallery was the only contemporary design gallery to be given a space.[15] The same year Julien Lombrail and Loïc Le Gaillard were included in the Power 100 by Art+Auction Magazine.[16]

In 2015, Carpenters Workshop Gallery established a research and development space in Roissy, north of Paris. In this new center artists and designers are able to work directly with skilled artisans.[17]

Carpenters Workshop Gallery is present at around 14 international Art & Design fairs a year, such as PAD Paris. "Besides PAD Paris, Carpenters Workshop Gallery takes part in Design Miami/Basel, Design Miami, the Paris Biennale, and the Salon: Art and Design fair", - explains Aurélie Julien, associate gallery director, in an interview with Modern magazine.[18] In 2015 Carpenters Workshop Gallery showed the latest works of South African born artist Kendell Geers at Guild Design Fair. "Guild is a fantastic opportunity for us to approach the African market, which is paramount for the gallery’s development", - says Loic Le Gaillard in the interview to The Telegraph.[19]

Artists

  • Ingrid Donat
  • Vincent Dubourg
  • Maarten Baas
  • Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta
  • Johanna Grawunder
  • Mathieu Lehanneur
  • Frederik Molenschot
  • Stuart Haygarth
  • Nendo
  • Random International

References

  1. ↑ "The atelier Van Lieshout at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Paris". Art Media Agency (AMA). Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Before the rain. Carpenters workshop gallery.". designapplause.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Leap of Faith: Wendell Castle exhibits at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris". artdaily.com.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Henrietta. "Renaissance man: Rick Owens". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Lee, Vinny (12 October 2013). "Look what they've done to the synagogue". The Times Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Christopher, Rudquist. "French Polish". ES Magazine. Retrieved November 2009.
  7. ↑ de Coninck, Anne (28 March 2012). "Le pavillon toujours attractif". Connaissance des Arts. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Q&A: Julien Lombrail and Loïc Le Gaillard, Carpenters Workshop Gallery". Art+Auction. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Q&A: Julien Lombrail and Loïc Le Gaillard, Carpenters Workshop Gallery". Art+Auction. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. ↑ Rawsthorn, Alice. "Contemporary Design on Display at British Castle". New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "Before the rain. Carpenters workshop gallery.". designapplause.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Before the rain". random-international.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  13. ↑ Vincent, Alice. "Rain Room continues Barbican success at New York's MoMA". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  14. ↑ Article ([{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=edit}} edit] | [[Talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=history}} history] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=protect}} protect] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=delete}} delete] | [{{fullurl:Special:Whatlinkshere/{{{1}}}|limit=999}} links] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=watch}} watch] | logs | views)
  15. ↑ Van der Post, Lucia. "Carpenters Workshop Gallery.". How to Spend It - The Financial Times. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Loic Le Gaillard+Julien Lombrail". Art+Auction Magazine. Retrieved December 2014.
  17. ↑ Rafferty, Jean. "Common Ground for Artists and Artisans". New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Taking It Outside: Design for the Garden". Modern Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  19. ↑ Thompson, Henrietta. "Out of Africa". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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