The Furniture Program at California College of the Arts, with Swarm Gallery, proudly announce Furniture-ish, an end-of-year exhibition of senior-level work, which is expected to break ground with new and inventive furniture forms.

The exhibition dates are April 30 through May 9 at Swarm Gallery, with an opening reception scheduled for Friday, April 30, from 6 - 8 p.m.

The Furniture program at CCA has a rich history of studio furniture making that focuses on the fertile intersection of art, craft, and design. Often, completed student works based in furniture design and making reflect a unique interdisciplinary quality due to the conflation of industrial design, sculpture, architecture, interior design, and even fashion elements.

Furniture-ish will feature works that investigate a wide array of topics such as the dynamics of social interaction, the joy and freedom of play, dark fairy tales and fantasy, and optical illusion.

Furniture student Chris Orr created a furniture design that supports the human body, while referencing the body structure of insects. Another student, Dorothy Bell, attempts to create movement with still objects, creating forms reminiscent of geological formations.

Furniture-ish celebrates the commendable craftsmanship of each of the six 2010 Furniture Program graduating seniors: Dorothy Bell, Noah Brezel, Greg Johnson, Chris Orr, Joy Umali, and Jeff Weathers.

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