Receiving
Martino Gamper at Wright, Chicago
From the 14th through the 17th of May 2008, Wright welcomed designer, innovator and mastermind Martino Gamper to Chicago. Gamper created a series of unique and functional pieces of furniture for Wright’s auction room utilizing cast-off shipping materials, crates, and discarded furniture and objects found in Wright’s warehouse. Part performance, part workshop, Gamper’s process welcomed experimentation, spontaneity and interaction: Gamper’s on-site studio was open to the public so that visitors could watch while he worked.
Photography: Wright and Brian Franczyk
www.wright20.com

A Leg and an Arm chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Arco chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Artist’s Proof
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Chair N’ Box
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Inside-Out Corner Bench
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Mono-Corner chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Speakers Corner
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Sunday Morning with Harry chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
T-Bench
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Tagliata Arne chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
W-Right in a Box
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
Wendy chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique
