Originally trained in architecture, Luam Melake’s dynamic practice oscillates between material research, exploration of form, and the creation of interactive, functional furniture pieces that encourage social and emotional engagement. In Furnishing Feelings, Melake presents a new seating series designed to facilitate meaningful connections between its sitters and their surroundings. Melake’s latest designs encourage the user to assume positions that stimulate intimacy and eye contact, pushing them to consider their physical relationships to space and other people. This exaggeration of the requirements of function and mobility prompts viewers to think differently about familiar objects in their lived environments.
| Hours | Monday to Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Venue | R & Company 64 White Street |
| Type | Design Exhibition |
| Duration | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| City | New York City |
About
R & Company
Celebrating 20 years in business, R & Company represents a distinguished group of historic and contemporary designers whose work is among the most innovative and finely crafted of their time. Initially founded as R 20th Century in 1997 by Zesty Meyers and Evan Snyderman, the gallery is defined by their combined goals of promoting a closer study, appreciation, and preservation of 20th and 21st century design. Meyers and Snyderman have garnered international acclaim for their groundbreaking exhibitions and publications. Their passionate commitment to historic preservation is embodied in the R & Company archives, library, and private collection. Consistently, Meyers and Snyderman exhibit an extraordinary acumen for discovering and bringing designers to the forefront of the rapidly escalating design market.
