About Sight Unseen
Sight Unseen is an online magazine that uncovers what’s new and next in design and the visual arts, with a focus on independent makers working outside traditional disciplinary boundaries. Since its founding in 2009, the site has served as a destination for anyone interested in scouting new talents as well as an inspiration for those working in creative pursuits. In 2014, the editors behind Sight Unseen launched Sight Unseen OFFSITE, a nomadic design fair that serves as New York design week’s most exciting platform for new ideas and talents. Shop 2018's Sight Unseen OFFSI...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Tube Chair by Objects of Common Interest and Fa...
Falke Svatun, Objects of Common Interest
21st Century United States Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Formed out of two intersecting torus volumes, one sinks into the natural seat the geometry creates. Tube chair can act as a singular bouncy lounge seat, a seating rest for two, or a ...
Column Chest and Minibar in Baltic Birch Plywoo...
BlackTable Studio
21st Century United States Modern Cabinets
Birch, Ash
Peekaboo minibar inspired by classical architecture columns, with Baltic birch plywood framing and laminated ash veneer with an oiled finish. Built by hand in Queens, New York, by Ca...
Column Table, Rectangular by BlackTable Studio ...
BlackTable Studio
21st Century United States Modern Dining Room Tables
Ash
This rectangular wood table, with a old-rubbed, solid ash top and ash veneer base, was inspired by architectural columns. The elegant base explores a soft, almost wrinkly fold. Made ...
Column Table Round by BlackTable Studio with So...
BlackTable Studio
21st Century United States Modern Dining Room Tables
Abalone, Ash
This circular wood table, with a old-rubbed, solid ash top and ash veneer base, was inspired by architectural columns. The elegant base explores a soft, almost wrinkly fold. Made by ...
Depaysement Screen in Lacquered Ash and Woven F...
Vonnegut/Kraft, Weft, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
21st Century United States Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Ash
Depaysement is a collection of pieces created by Vonnegut/Kraft in collaboration with Slow and Steady Wins the Race using a new digital platform, Weft, to create the textiles. The De...
Depaysement Ottoman in Lacquered Ash and Woven ...
Vonnegut/Kraft, Weft, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
2010- United States Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Fabric, Ash
Depaysement is a collection of pieces created by Vonnegut/Kraft in collaboration with slow and steady wins the race using a new digital platform, Weft, to create the textiles. The De...
Oracle Sconce by Christopher Stuart & Julia Dau...
Christopher Stuart, Julia Dault
21st Century United States Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Paint
The Oracle is the first collaborative piece by artist Julia Dault and artist-designer Christopher Stuart. The two worked closely over several months to refine their shared vision of ...
Four Minutes Less Than an Hour Contemporary Art...
Andrew Kuo, Tyler Hays
21st Century United States Modern Contemporary Art
Wood, Oak, Paint
A collaborative twist on BDDW’s signature handmade puzzles, in which painter Andrew Kuo provided an artwork and BDDW founder Tyler Hays turned it into a puzzle in a solid oak frame. ...
Marzipan Pianette by Wall for Apricots and Jaso...
Wall for Apricots, Jason Schwartzman
21st Century United States Modern Musical Instruments
Maple, Plywood
Wall for Apricots and Jason Schwartzman have come together to create the Marzipan Pianette, a 1970s Hohner Clavinet Pianet keyboard ensconced in a petite console table. The design is...
Atlas Mirror by Bower & Seth Rogen, Mirrored Gl...
Bower, Seth Rogan
21st Century United States Modern Wall Mirrors
Enamel, Mirror, Walnut
After discussing mutual interests and points of inspiration, ranging from midcentury to street art to the airbrushed hypercolors found in 1980s pop culture, Brooklyn studio Bower and...
PnKrck Armchair by Kelly Behun & Narciso Rodrig...
Kelly Behun Studio
21st Century United States Modern Armchairs
Suede, Linen, Oak, Lacquer
Designed over a series of late-night emails between longtime friends, the pnKRck lounge chair is the result of interior designer Kelly Behun and fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez co...
Liquid Collusion Small Light Sculpture by Liam ...
Liam Gillick, Harry Nuriev
21st Century United States Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Plexiglass
A true collaboration between contemporary artist Liam Gillick and designer Harry Nuriev, and an honest dialogue between art and function, Liquid Collusion is where Gillick’s iconic g...
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