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Nero Verde TOTEM Gueridon by Karen Chekerdjian

Creator: Karen Chekerdjian
Offered by: Galerie Philia

Description
Nero Verde TOTEM Gueridon by Karen Chekerdjian
Nero Marquinia, Verde Imperiale marbles
Measures: 62 x 42 x 42 cm
Numbered Edition

Karen Chekerdjian
“I am not trying to say anything.
But at the same time, I am trying to say everything.”

Karen Chekerdjian’s trajectory into designing was unsystematic, comprised of a combination of practical experience in various creative fields and endeavours. Her practical beginnings were in advertising, working in both film and graphic design at Leo Burnett Beirut (1991), and as a co-founder of one of the first branding companies in the Middle East.

Karen moved to Milan in 1997 to pursue a master’s degree in Industrial Design at Domus academy, under the guidance of Massimo Morozzi, a founder of Archizoom. She continued to work with Morozzi at Edra, where he was Art Director, in what effectively became a seminal and formative four-year mentorship (1997-2000). Mobil, a suspended hangar system and her first actualised work, was produced and distributed by the furniture company (1999).

Less interested in making products, Chekerdjian used her time in Italy to experiment and explore the extensions and limitations of her art. She began to question what have become somewhat rigid assumptions regarding function, form, and meaning.

Unknown to her then, Karen began developing potentials for dialogue and narrative – a language of designing – rather than focusing on creating a particular style. The ambiguity of her pieces, their ability to take on new functions in varied context and through different interpretations, in retrospect, became a continuous thread in her work.

Additional Options:
Different marble versions are available

More Information

Customization Options:	Different marble versions are available.
Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	New
Materials:	Marble.
Condition:	Limited Edition. Available Now.
Creation Date:	2019
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	307496

Dimensions

W.	16.54 in;	H.	24.41 in;	D.	16.54 in;
W.	42.01 cm;	H.	62 cm;	D.	42.01 cm;

Message from Seller:

Galerie Philia is a recognized contemporary design and modern art gallery representing world wide known designers and artists. The Galerie Philia exhibits a collection resulting from a rhizomatic research transcending formal, stylistic, national or historical barriers. The selected art works emanates from different cultures and periods, are incarnated in various and multiform mediums, and evoke multiple and changing interior worlds.