Chromatic Stance is a vibrant design exploration of colour and form

Chromatic Stance - Photo by Tuleste Factory.

‘Chromatic Stance’ exhibition – All photos are by or courtesy of Tuleste Factory.

Design–Chromatic Stance, a unique celebration of the dynamic interplay of colour, form, and posture, beckons viewers into a world where every hue, every shape, and every gesture weaves a distinct narrative. “From bold and vibrant canvases that pulsate with energy to intricate tapestries woven full of emotion, this exhibition promises to be a feast for the senses,” assured Satu & Celeste Greenberg, founders of Tuleste Factory in New York City. Open by appointment until July 31st in Chelsea, 191 7th Avenue #2R [Map].

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At the centre of The Factory Room, Jerry Ross Barrish presents orchestra and jazz musicians, blue horses, a yellow nymph, heroines and dancers – all made from plastic found materials. Barrish, a.k.a. Plastic Man, is known for his sculptural figurative assemblage, giving new poetry and purpose to plastic waste. “Michelangelo once said that marble spoke to him, well this plastic stuff spoke to me. I started to see images in the materials I was picking up.”

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Miranda Makaroff unveiled her vibrant paintings and tapestries, a jubilant tribute to women and their joys and pleasures. The Ibiza-based artist also crafted a playful table lamp and a floor lamp, fusing colour and geometry. A similar creative flair characterises the works of Paul Sende. The Argentinian designer blurs the boundaries between the analogue and digital realms through pieces that toy with abstract geometries. At Chromatic Stance, he unveiled light sculptures fashioned from UV-printed acrylic, wood, paint, and LED.

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Vibrant landscapes thrive in Lyora Pissarro’s artworks in The Purple Room. They are not static entities but dynamic tapestries of experience, memory, and emotion. “They are windows through which we glimpse the interconnectedness of all things, the delicate balance between order and chaos, creation and destruction.”

The Purple Room also features dew drop-shaped short side tables or stools cast out of custom-coloured resin by Chicago-based studio Ian Alistair Cochran. The inside is a hollow domed form that bends light and creates a lensing effect along with additional hue changes. Timbur Llc, a digital fabrication studio exploring the intersection of design, materiality and robotics, presents ‘full kandy pop’ seats made from sheets of plywood.

A white and red parametric glitch leads visitors to The Red Room, which features pieces by Paul Sende, Timbur Llc, and more. Inspired by the stichodactyla gigantea anemone, Brandi Howe created an organic armchair of incredibly soft alpaca fur atop a wooden structure. The Italic Chair by NYC-based designer Haris Fazlani is tilted at a 12-degree angle to create a sense of movement while remaining a usable and versatile chair with no visible joinery.

FACTURE STUDIO experiments with colour, light, and transparency to create dynamic furniture, such as their Two-Way Shift Box, which uses a medley of gradual saturation shifts in different directions to guide the eye yet simultaneously perplex it.

The upper room features pieces by Jerry Ross Barrish and Miranda Makaroff, a ‘veiled’ onyx mirror by Lucia Neamtu, and the Megalithic Dining Table by Sol Bailey Barker. The soul-captivating furniture is inspired by the ethereal and mysterious British stone circles. Israeli designer Yonathan Moore presents the 01°28” S Sculptural Lamp, which uses light in different ways to achieve different optical effects.