For this year's group exhibit, we tasked our designers to identify a source of inspiration and create something original in its wake. In anticipation of The Knockoff Show, we will share artists's whose work has reverberated for generations in beautifully unexpected ways. RSVP to the May 18th opening reception here. 

We’ve all worn Prince songs like diamonds down the street. That feeling when the sidewalk becomes a catwalk. Prince innately understood and embodied the profundity of art, knowing it to be inseparable from life. An androgynous provocateur who lived his truth before it was a hashtag to do so, his lyrics were so shocking to Tipper Gore, then Senator Al Gore’s wife, that the Parental Advisory Label was born. His transgressive catalog is a testament to a trailblazing career, spent chasing the high of experimental genesis. Gone too soon, his work is an inspiring engine of individualism and touchstone to would-be rebels everywhere.

Image Credits: 

Portrait, The Prince Estate photo by Jeff Katz
Performing "Baby, I'm a Star" at the 27th Grammys, CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images,  1985
Prince on Tour for Purple Rain, The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock, 1985

RSVP TO THE KNOCKOFF SHOW BELOW

MAY 18 | 6-9 PM

One quick lap around our gallery here at Colony, brimming with the ingenuity of 17 North American independent designers, is enough to dispel the maxim that nothing is original. We’ve asked our cohort for an ardent and generative rebuttal to a bitter reality of our business.

A group exhibition opening May 18, 6-9 PM. We hope you can join us!

The final countdown commences as we prepare for the Designer’s Residency Show this Thursday April 6th, 6-9PM unveiling the debut collections of our first class of residents. We ask that you join us as the design world embraces these three exquisitely talented, young designers launching their independent studios: Marmar Studio and Alexis & Ginger. We sat down with Ginger Gordon, Alexis Tingey, and Ingemar Hagen-Keith for a quick download ahead of the big night. 

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ALEXIS & GINGER

Ginger and Alexis met in grad school at RISD and knew immediately that they wanted to work together; they each have a design process heavily predicated on research.

What was the design process like for the Ode collection?

A&G: We began by going to the NYPL picture stacks and sifting through the endless trove of folders filled with images of lace, gloves, architectural details, greek urns, and portraiture from every era. We find inspiration in the smallest details and the largest forms. Lines, textures, and materials are collaged, like the images we pull, as new forms slowly begin to reveal themselves.

What was your vision for this collection/your studio?

A&G: We were interested in creating objects embedded with moments of the past, sharing stories through abstraction and composition of materials. Each piece is a keepsake, an ode to the silhouettes of architecture and the under-celebrated details of tapestry. 

What are your favorite materials to work with?

A&G: The best part about making furniture is that you are never required to stick to one medium. Materials and their different capabilities and qualities draw us to push our designs and to think of new ways to incorporate them. Light and shadow, heavy contrast, is something we are always looking to capture in our work. By mixing materials we are able to create this weighted balance.

On April 6th please join us to commemorate a momentous day in Colony’s history as we celebrate the launch of The Designers' Residency with the debut collections of our first ever designers in residence, Alexis & Ginger and Marmar Studio. Working from a rich foundation of curation, exhibit design, design education and collaborative design development, our 8 month incubator culminates this spring with the launch of two studios from 3 remarkable, emerging American designers. 

Founded by Ingemar Hagen-Keith, Marmar is a design studio guided by the harmony of animated gesture and refined form. In all designs, utility and form are aligned; making the use of an object an expression of its personality. Marmar’s ethos is to create the practical and fanciful - designing inanimate objects you can’t help but animate.

Ginger Gordon and Alexis Tingey, the designers behind Alexis & Ginger, are captivated with the tangible. Their objects are embedded with moments of the past, sharing stories through abstraction and composition of materials. Each piece is a keepsake, an ode to the silhouettes of architecture and the under-celebrated details of tapestry. 

We couldn’t be more proud of Alexis, Ginger and Ingemar, our first residents and three designers we believe will shape the future of independent American design. Join us for this moment of true discovery as we honor their extraordinary work.

The Designers' Residency Opening Reception
Thursday, April 6
6:00 -9:00 PM
324 Canal Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

Featuring a concave arc detail that extends around the entire profile much like a subtle track, the Cove/Arc Credenza by KWH is designed to be admired up close. In exposing the signature end grain detailing, the arc detail adds more than just a visual flourish, it elegantly highlights the piece's intricate construction. 

Composed entirely of solid hardwood with concealed concave pulls, the Cove/Arc Credenza is available in an orientation of either four doors, six drawers or a customizable combination of both.

We have a walnut drawer version on view at Colony, so hit the inquire button if you'll be in the neighborhood. 

Notes

Standard Materials: Ash, Walnut, Oak 
Dimensions: 71"L x 17"W x 30"H 
Custom dimensions & finishes available.
Lead time: 16-20 weeks