Karen Chekerdjian at Design Miami/
- karenchekerdjian
- Nov 28, 2015
- 2 min read
"..Karen Chekerdjian, exhibiting her work in the US for the first time in a solo exhibition at Design Miami with Carwan Gallery, has been steadily growing her name around the world for the last 15 years.But now, one could argue, is her time.In a world that is happily filling up with high quality design, people no longer stop in their tracks for function or form. Today what seasoned collectors are looking for above all is meaning. And on that front, Chekerdjian is a pro.”
Wallpaper*, 25/11/2015
" Dedicated to internationalising Middle Eastern contemporary design since opening in 2010, the Beirut-based Carwan Gallery has been a key figure in promoting cross-cultural collaborations. Its Miami efforts focuses on one designer, Karen Chekerdjian, a pioneeringdesign force who founded her design studio in Beirut more than 12 years ago. Presented for the first time on this side of the Atlantic, the works on view represent the best of Chekerdjian’s career and highlights her ability to experiment with unexpected materials"
by Juliana Neira - Designboom, 27/11/2015
...Chekerdjian’s work falls into a category of its own, one that could be called ‘industrial handicrafts’. Unanchored from its time thanks to their blend of traditional manufacturing technique and industrial aesthetic, distinctively lebanese and yet also international, these objects are comfortable in almost any kind of space, as much at a traditional home as they would be in a minimalist interior..."
By Jana Perkovic - Bouinartinfo, 02/12/ 2015
"..Objects by Karen Chekerdjian are so abstract that even their basic function is hard to decipher..... “She kept challenging the local market with extremely high quality works at a time where interest for design and art was almost non-existent.” Chekerdjian’s new collection, Trans|Form, brings together ambiguous objects, created through a slow processof transformation...."
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