Donald Judd Furniture traces the full arc of Judd's practice as a designer — from furnishing 101 Spring Street in New York to solving the domestic problem of Marfa, Texas — revealing how his commitment to direct form extended well beyond sculpture.
About This Book
Donald Judd's furniture is not a footnote to his art — it is a parallel argument made in wood, metal, and space. Born of practical necessity, first at his New York home and studio at 101 Spring Street, then at his compound in Marfa, Texas, these designs carry the same insistence on directness and unadorned presence that defines his three-dimensional work. This volume, produced by the Judd Foundation, presents the furniture through detailed technical drawings and material breakdowns alongside colour photography documenting the pieces in their actual environments. For anyone working at the intersection of art, design, and spatial thinking, it is an essential record of how one of the twentieth century's most rigorous minds approached functional form.
Key Features
- 464 pages of detailed technical drawings, material breakdowns, and in-situ colour photography
- Produced by the Judd Foundation
- Published by MACK, ISBN 9781915743213
What You'll Discover
- How the renovation of 101 Spring Street in New York initiated Judd's sustained engagement with furniture design
- The way directness of form and material honesty translate from Judd's sculptural practice into functional, everyday objects
- Technical drawings and material specifications that reveal the precision underpinning each design's apparent simplicity
- A sustained meditation on design's relationship to mass production — and the alternative that bespoke, principle-driven making represents
About the Author
This publication is produced by the Judd Foundation, the organisation established to preserve and maintain the artist's permanently installed spaces and to support the understanding of his work and ideas. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 464
- Dimensions: 15.7 x 3.9 x 23.4 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781915743213
- Publisher: MACK
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, designers, and art historians with an interest in the relationship between fine art practice and functional design, and anyone serious about the philosophy of making.