Side Gallery

For its first time in San Francisco SIDE GALLERY is delightted to present exceptional Brazilian historical design pieces, by Geraldo de Barros, Joaquim Tenreiro, Lina Bo Bardi, Percival Lafer and Branco a Preto along with ceramics by Venezuelan artist Cristina Merchán and an exceptional table lamp by Luis Barragán, as well as important artworks from the same period by Brazilian historical artists such as Lygia Pape, Willys de Castro or Amílcar de Castro.

Side Gallery's booth at the 2023 edition of Design Miami presented a global perspective on contemporary design, by exhibiting contemporary designers the gallery has worked with since the beginning. The booth represents the gallery's work in recent years, reflecting on integration, international representation and sustainability.

Mac Collins' work "Open Code" explores Jamaican culture through a domino table, addressing the legacy of slavery. Sustainability is evident in Gyuhan Lee's "McDonald's paper bag lamps," which transforms waste into sculptures. In between female designers, Charlotte Kingsnorth's Hi!breed collection and Sabine Marcelis' Stacked collection, which reflects on natural versus manufactured elements. The result is a selection that includes seminal works by Sam Chermayeff, Mac Collins, Fango Studio, Charlotte Kingsnorth, Gyuhan Lee, Sabine Marcelis, Tadeas Podracky, Lukas Saint Joigny, Guillermo Santomà and Nick Weddell, being all these works limited editions of unique pieces.

On the occasion of PAD LONDON 2023, Side Gallery’s booth featured a selection of iconic historical designers such as Joaquim Tenreiro, Sergio Rodrigues, Christina Merchán, Ignazio Gardella and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, as well as a combination of contemporary designers, including, Charlotte Kingsnorth, Mac Collins, Fango and Seung Hyun Lee. In the exhibition, the gallery presented the new Stacked Collection by Sabine Marcelis, made in Sunrise Delight onyx and single-cast resin, three-dimensional pieces in a harmonic dialogue with the Latin American and Italian designs shown.

With the ocassion of Milan Design Week, SIDE GALLERY introduced New York-based “speaker sculptor” Devon Turnbull, founder of highend audio company OJAS, who presented an all-new, handmade sound system and a purpose-built acoustically-considered space. Besides this, a largescale “Sausage Sofa” by Los Angeles-based designer Willo Perron, custom made in Kvadrat textile completed the installation presented at Capsule Globale (Spazio Maiochi), creating a sound room and enable the public to fully immerse in the listening experience.

Side Gallery was delighted to be showcasing at the 17th edition of Design Miami, "The Metamorphosis" collection, an exceptional body of works redefining contemporary craft by Tadeáš Podracky, produced for his graduation show at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2020. On this occasion, Side Gallery has shown both original works from this experimental series, alongside a new collection commissioned exclusively for the fair. As a continuation of the Metamorphosis series, Podracky has meticulously hand-carved a series of modular wall shelves, a stool, a Lounge chair and an armchair. Through a highly labor-intensive process, material research and a contemporary approach to craftsmanship, Podracky’s skillful and hands-on method reformulates traditional design applications.