Pennsylvania House Couch
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Glass, Paint
1920s Ashcan School Figurative Prints
Lithograph
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Minimalist Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Mylar, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mylar, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mylar, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mylar, Charcoal
2010s American Minimalist Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Steel
2010s American American Craftsman Cupboards
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel, Metal
Early 2000s American Shaker Benches
Steel
Early 2000s American Shaker End Tables
Steel
Early 2000s American Shaker Bookcases
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
1990s American Shaker Bookcases
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Steel
Early 2000s American Shaker Cabinets
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
Early 2000s American Shaker Wardrobes and Armoires
Steel
Early 2000s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Steel
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Canvas, Paint
1970s American Realist Landscape Photography
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Sofa Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
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Pennsylvania House Couch For Sale on 1stDibs
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Jim Rose for sale on 1stDibs
Bringing lively newness to weathered and worn found materials, artist and furniture designer Jim Rose mined scrap heaps and junkyards for the metal he used in his furniture, collages and decorative objects. He kept his eyes open for the ideal scraps of aged steel that could be bent and shaped into a base, frame or surface of his next piece, hand-picking off-colored bits to serve as inlays and accents.
Rose was long associated with the American Studio Craft movement, and many of his one-of-a-kind works can typically be characterized as a venturesome fusion of folk art and modernist design. Each piece, crafted by hand and with fastidious care in his Wisconsin studio, is representative of his work ethic and boundless imagination.
Born in Indiana, Rose studied briefly at Bard College in New York City and earned his BFA in sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988. A couple of years earlier, he established his design studio, along with his wife Suzanne — an award-winning photographer — as his partner. During the 1990s, Rose and Suzanne traveled the American Northeast, where he became enamored with Shaker furniture.
When Rose returned home, he read every piece of literature he could about the history of the Shakers. The name derives from the popular moniker for an all-but-vanished American religious sect, whose members crafted honest, modest household furniture and objects as part of their belief in purposeful living and simplicity in all things. Rose incorporated Shaker methods into the production of his own designs. Rather than utilize the unpretentious hardwoods that the Shakers preferred, however, Rose worked with discarded materials, fashioning tables, case pieces and decorative objects from repurposed steel and other metals.
In the late 1990s, Rose began to include multi-colored metal into his works — adapting methods used by colonial quiltmakers. His furnishings began to take on a mosaic look, bringing a substantial amount of visual appeal and new charm to each of his distinctive creations. Rose also produced a body of work that drew on Ming dynasty designs.
With numerous showings at Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in New York City and Chicago, Rose made a name for himself throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. He had solo and group exhibitions throughout his career, including in Palm Beach, Florida, and Mesa, Arizona — as well as at many other galleries in New York and Chicago. Rose’s work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Racine Art Museum and other institutions.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Jim Rose storage cabinets, tables, and decorative objects.