Rafael Prieto Turns Tribeca Facade Fragments into Furniture at Emma Scully Gallery
Rafael Prieto, a designer based in New York originally from Mexico, has crafted a furniture line using sixteen reclaimed elements from a Tribeca building dating back to the early 1900s. This collection is showcased in "The Future of the Past" at the Emma Scully Gallery, running from 30 September to 12 December. During the renovation, Prieto, who also operates a marketing studio and established a chocolate brand, preserved the building's decorative features. The collection includes four tables that integrate architectural remnants and items such as a vivid red chair adorned with abstract designs. Materials utilized comprise lacquered birch wood and exposed-burl veneer. The exhibition also highlights Prieto's wallpaper and features photography by Clement Pascal, showcasing a trend among local designers influenced by New York City.
Key facts
- Rafael Prieto's exhibition "The Future of the Past" is on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York from 30 September to 12 December.
- Prieto used sixteen salvaged pieces from the renovation of an early twentieth-century building in Tribeca.
- The collection includes four tables incorporating actual architectural pieces, such as a chunk of a cornice.
- Other objects, like a bright red chair, contain lines and motifs abstracted from the discarded building bits.
- Prieto held the fragments in his studio for a year before working with them.
- The Red Birch and Stone Table stands on one leg made of an architectural corbel, one leg made of bright red striated birch, and a top of birch with burl veneer.
- A wallpaper designed by Prieto and Wallpaper Projects, depicting Prieto's photography, surrounds the display.
- Prieto, originally from Mexico, runs marketing studio Savvy between New York and Mexico City and founded a chocolate company.
Entities
Artists
- Rafael Prieto
- Massimiliano Malagò
- Bechara Maalouf
- Clement Pascal
Institutions
- Emma Scully Gallery
- Savvy
- Wallpaper Projects
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Tribeca
- Upper East Side
- Mexico
- Mexico City
Sources
- Dezeen —