the amateur furniture workshop is part of the exhibition ‘nullpunkt’ /zero point, an exhibition which features a subjective selection of groundbreaking design positions currently being produced in germany.

on show at MARTa, museum of contemporary art and design in herford, germany. 14 february – 19 april 2009

guest curator of this exhibition, which is taking place in the four external galleries, is max borka / brussels. max borka is art director of designbrussels and a founding member of the belgian ministry of design. his aim is to consider hitherto unknown aspects of german design from an international perspective. the focus will not be on industrial products, but installations, performances and processes. ‘nullpunkt’ will exhibit works by outsiders, emigrants and immigrants like jerszy seymour, marti guixé and el ultimo grito. ‘nullpunkt’ / zero point is the first exhibition under the direction of roland nachtigäller, jan hoet’s successor and the new director of marta herford.

‘living systems’ work shop by jerszy seymour at vitra design museum, 2007 vitra design museum, weil am rhein, germany

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

you are invited to dinner by jerszy seymourjerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

workshop ‘first supper’, artistic intervention by jerszy seymour at MAK vienna, 2008 MAK – museum for applied art / contemporary art

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

jerszy seymour: amateur furniture, design workshop at MARTa herford

amateur furniture workshop by jerszy seymour at esther shipper, 2009 esther shipper gallery, berlin

designboom has accompanied berlin-based designer jerszy seymour for a long time. he is a designer with a strong theoretical basis who in case of doubt always opts for the more challenging alternative –

designboom archive: see https://www.designboom.com/snapshots/milan03/seymour.html https://www.designboom.com/contemporary/tape.html https://www.designboom.com/snapshots/tdb2.html https://www.designboom.com/snapshots/milan_02/seymour.html