Open Air Furniture Design

with John Preus
SCULP 694 001 | 1.5 credits | $125 Lab Fee
August 3–9, 2025

In this small class, students will design a bespoke modern collection of outdoor seating for use around the Ox-Bow bonfire. Students will come away with the skills to draft future projects and implement, finish, and install functional works. This class will be hosted in the sculpture studio, upgraded with select woodworking tools.We will review the work of artists and designers including Martino Gamper, Jack Craig, Jessica Stockholder, Misha Kahn, Siosi Design, Hella Jongerius, Chris Schanck, James Krenov, Droog, Sam Maloof, Messgewand, Parsons & Charlesworth, Andrea Zittel, Gordon Matta-Clark, Norman Teague, Enzo Mari, Joyce Lin, and others.Assignments will invite students to compose a thematic collection, salvage from the landscape, produce drawings for projects, cannibalize found objects, and host a celebratory event for the unveiling of their collection.

John Preus, Interloper, modified camping trailer-mixed media, 30 x 30 x 12 ft.

John Preus (he/him) is an artist, furniture-maker, and builder working in a wide range of media and degrees of functionality. He is represented by Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco, and Pentimenti Gallery in Philadelphia.