Ziggurat "Black Stripes"

2012

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

The research laboratory Oeuffice was established by Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Jakub Zak to develop innovative objects in limited editions. The designers met in Milan after studying in their native Canada and attending university in Berlin. Like Sottsass, they share a vision of a contemporary utopia in which they refashion architectural design on a domestic scale. The ziggurat, an iconic architectural form that Sottsass revered, provided inspiration for this stack of storage boxes. The ziggurat’s form and masterful wood inlays originate in the Near East and were executed by Lebanese artists specialized in the technique.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Ziggurat "Black Stripes"
Artist: Oeuffice (founded London, 2011)
Date: 2012
Medium: Wood box inlaid with acrylic and solid stained wood
Dimensions: 21 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (55 × 25 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Architectural
Credit Line: Collction of Zesty Meyers and Maureen Cahill, New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art