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Furniture Enters the World of Disney and the Space Age |
| Section: THE ARTS / CRAFT & DESIGN |
| Author: Louise Sheldon |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 1,945 Words, 11,683 Characters |
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Extravagant fantasy and ebullient humor have invaded a field rarely treated with such verve. The objects we use in everyday life, the very furnishings of our homes, have become a significant art form.
Within every trained architect, painter, or sculptor, it seems there is a craftsman struggling to break out of the confines of his profession. A growing tendency to indulge in alternative creative pursuits has brought about an interplay among disciplines and a cross-fertilization among talented professionals. The result has been a lively surge in the number of handcrafted objects made for the home. The creations of this new breed of designers can now be found in galleries that were once the austere domain of painting and sculpture. Even for this developing field, the sculpted furnitur...
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...ngs. One cannot help but feel that this welcoming form
may convey a happier image of death than the traditional
tombstone.
In his dual role as master of the art of whimsy and thriving architect, Dickson Carroll is surely living proof than the best way to happiness is making others happy. Will urban planners realize one day that there may be a case for public art that makes us smile?
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