It’s no surprise Brooklyn-based designer Jason Miller has toiled for both Jeff Koons and Karim Rashid: His work—ceramic deer-antler lamps and duct-tape chairs—shares a love of kitsch with the former and pop with the latter. Miller’s latest collection, and his first in two years, continues to explore what he calls “populist luxury.” It also draws heavily on the 70s, the decade when popular culture became art and excess reigned. For example, his Woolly chair features a whole, tanned bison hide. Folded and sewn pieces of industrial wool felt provide the seat’s structure, and allow its back arms to remain flexible to conform to the sitter. The Tints series of tables comprise a maple frame topped by a layer of plastic laminated between two pieces of clear glass; available in any hue, Tints were inspired by classic Ray-Ban Aviators. Finally, the Spiral Lounge takes its cues from rag rugs, which are made of strips of worn-out clothes twisted then sewn together. Once a poor man’s necessity, the form is elevated to a rich woman’s folly: a seat rendered in sumptuous leather upholstery. All three items debuted earlier this month in Istanbul as part of Miller’s “It’s Not a Joke Anymore” exhibit. They also will be on show May 16-19 in New York during ICFF.

Tags: chair, furniture, ICFF 2009, Jason Miller, Spiral Lounge, Table, Tint Table, Woolly Chair

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