richard woods: the red brick sculpture show

'the red brick sculpture show' by richard woods for memphis
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memphis, one of the most important cultural movements that took place in the 1980's,
is an initiative that was created by the late italian designer ettore sottsass and a group of young
milanese architects and designers, who have redefined the way in which we relate to the space we live in.

celebrating its 30th birthday this year,  on the occasion of milan design week 2011 they painted the town 'red'
with a collection of sculptural furniture objects by british designer richard woods based on the iconic image
of the 'red brick'.

'red brick table no. 4'
table top with sawhorse legs
244 x 90 x 75 cm
edition of 10
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consisting of objects, conceived, realized and hand-decorated by woods himself, the pieces are made of 'bricks'
constructed from wood, hand-carved and hand-painted red, reflecting the color of many traditional london buildings,
where the artist himself lives. in the pop art aesthetic that is woods' signature, he has developed a series of lamps,
tables and bookshelves, ready to be used in our houses, in our everyday lives, as decorative elements,
or three dimensional paintings.

installation view at post design in milan
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left to right: 'red brick wall with lamp no.2', 'red brick table no. 5', and 'red brick table no. 4'
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'red brick shelf no. 1' and 'red brick wall with lamp no.2'
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'red brick wall with lights no.2'
stand alone wall with lamp
90 x 15 x 87 cm
edition of 10
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'red brick table no. 5'
side table
144 x 32 x 75 cm
edition of 10
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'red brick wall with lights no. 1'
wall with right angle and light bulbs
62 x 44 x 87
edition of 10
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installation view
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'red brick table no. 1'
table lamp
9 x 13 x 60 cm
edition of 30
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red brick detail
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exhibition view of 'the red brick sculpture show'
photo © sanja pupovac
image courtesy of memphis

'red brick wall with fan no. 1'
stand alone wall with fan
90 x 15 x 87 cm
edition of 10
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'red brick table no. 2'
wall table with glass top (120 x 220 cm)
220 x 120 x 75 cm
edition of 10
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'red brick table lamp no. 1' and 'red brick shelf no. 2'
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'red brick shelf no. 2'
zig zag bookshelf
89 x 14 x 188 cm
edition of 10
photo © sanja pupovac
image courtesy of memphis

'red brick shelf no. 4'
single red brick wall shelf with ends
230 x 14 cm
edition of 10
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'red brick table no. 3'
small coffee table with wheels
60 x 70 x 25 cm
edition of 10
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'leaning red bricks with light no. 1'
wall leaning lamp
13 x 9 x 180 cm
edition of 10
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image courtesy of memphis


image courtesy of memphis



image courtesy of memphis