Thomas Barger’s work often draws from his childhood growing up gay in a conservative community in rural Illinois. Reflecting on notions of domesticity, this new dining set is hand-sculpted from paper pulp and airbrushed with a pink gingham pattern recalling picnic cloths.
DESIGNER/
Thomas Barger
DATE/
2020
MATERIALS/
Paper pulp, wooden frame, polyurethane, paint
DIMENSIONS/
82.6 x 43.2 x 48.3 cm
STYLE/
Contemporary
HERITAGE/
USA
SHIPS FROM/
New York