Hall 3 -

D4N Esther Wilson

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Germany

Era

2010s

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Esther Wilson, granddaughter of Alison and Peter Smithson, works as an artist in London. With her interpretation of the D4 folding chair, she has created a poetic, intellectual work that commemorates both Breuer’s chair and Bauhaus.

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In 1919, Walter Gropius wrote a manifesto for the Weimar State Bauhaus – the title page shows Lyonel Feininger’s woodcut “Cathedral”

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Esther Wilson highlighted the keywords “art” and “craftsmanship” in the original manifesto layout, using various colour blocks

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Using their original positions in the manifesto, she embroidered intense, abstract patterns on the textile surfaces of the D4

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With her interpretation of the D4, Esther Wilson creates works of art in a unique rhythm of composition and colour repetition

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The size and proportion of the colour blocks vary depending on the version of the chair – Wilson has scaled the pattern to fit perfectly on every one

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